You might also know these as Mexican Wedding Cookies. I’ve heard a few other names for them too. But in our family they’ve always been known as “sandies”. This recipe from my Grandmother, the grandma that grew up in Mexico, so these are authentic and AMAZING.
Sandies
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
These cookies have many names - Sandies, Mexican wedding cookies, Russian tea cakes, Snowballs and even Italian wedding cookies! They are basically a pecan shortbread cookie rolled in powdered sugar and they are delicious!
Course: cookies
Cuisine: Italian, mexian, russian
Keyword: italian wedding cookies, mexican wedding cookies, pecan shortbread cookies, russian tea cakes, sandies, snowball cookies
Servings: 60 cookies
Calories: 57 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 C butter
- 1/4 C powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 Tbsp water
- 2 C sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 C chopped pecans I use the food processor to chop the quickly
- extra powdered sugar
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar in your mixer.
- Add the vanilla and water, mix.
- Add the flour and mix it.
- Add the pecans and mix.
- Use a cookie scoop to form balls
- Bake at 300 for 20 min.
- While hot roll in powdered sugar, the let cool
Recipe Video
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Ashlee Prisbrey is a self taught cake decorator and home chef turned blogger turned youtuber. On her blog and youtube channel she shares cake decorating tutorials, from scratch recipes, and themed party food (cause for her parties are all about the food). In addition to blogging and videos she travels around the country speaking at blog conferences. Last year she competed on Food Network, the Halloween Baking championship, a dream come true! Ashlee loves empowering women and moms, in the kitchen, in blogging or in life. Her motto is nothing is too hard with the right tips and tricks.
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