Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Mexican Wedding Cookies

2 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup butter
2 large eggs
cinnamon sugar (1/2 cup sugar plus 1 tsp cinnamon mixed in small bowl.

Mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl. Add the butter and blend thoroughly with your fingers. Add the eggs and knead the cookie dough by hand until all the ingredients are blended and dough is smooth.

Pinch off small pieces of the dough and roll them into balls the diameter of a quarter. Place the dough balls about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets and bake them in a preheated 375 degree oven until golden brown on the bottom, about 15 minutes.

Remove 2 or 3 cookies at a time and roll in cinnamon sugar until generously coated. Transer to wire rack and cool completely. Once cooled, store in airtight container fo rup to 1 week.
Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

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