Cuernitos de Nuez (Butter Pecan Cookies) / Polvorones (Mexican Wedding Cookies)
Serves 80
15 mins prep
12 mins cook
27 mins total
Because of the snow-white powdered sugar coating, cuernitos (little horns) and polvorones are also referred to as Mexican wedding cookies. These are vanilla-y and buttery and will literally melt in your mouth! Absolutely perfect for your holiday cookie exchange and as a homemade food gift for your friends and family!
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl beat butter, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until creamy.
Gradually, beat in flour, salt, and chopped pecans.
Cuernitos: take a generous tablespoon of dough and roll it into a log. Place it on the prepared cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and shape it into a crescent by pressing the edges and bending them slightly. Repeat until all the dough is used.
Balls: roll the dough by 2 teaspoonfuls between your palms into balls.
Arrange the cookies on a large baking sheet, spacing them 1/2 inch apart.
Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes or until slightly golden.
Cool the cookies for 5 minutes on the baking sheet.
While cookies are still warm, dust with confectioner’s sugar.
Dough can be prepared one day in advance. Keep dough in a tightly sealed container in the fridge.
