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Easy Mexican Wedding Cookies

Name: Easy Mexican Wedding Cookies
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 ounces powdered sugar (1/2 cup; 55g), divided (see note above); 1/4 teaspoon (1g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight; 4 ounces cold unsalted butter (1 stick; 110g), cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 teaspoon (5g) vanilla extract; 4 ounces all-purpose flour (3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon; 110g); 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 ounces powdered sugar (1/3 cup; 40g) (see note above); 2 ounces raw pecan halves (1/2 cup; 55g)

These simple pecan shortbreads couldn't be any easier: Just toast the pecans and powdered sugar together, cool, and blitz with the remaining ingredients in a food processor. The dough is only lightly sweetened, which helps the cookies retain their round, snowball-like shape, but a dusting of powdere...

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$0.33

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