Mexican Wedding Cookies
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Mexican Wedding Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies

A popular and irresistible bite-size tea cookie gets a head start with a white cake mix.

Servings: 96 servings (1 serving = 1 Cookie)
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Butter, unsalted
1 lb
2 cups
Gold Medal™ White Cake Mix (11132)
5 lb
1 box
Vanilla extract
1 oz
2 Tbsp
Walnuts, chopped
8 oz
2 cups
Finishing
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Powdered sugar, sifted
8 oz
2 cups
Cornstarch
3 oz
1/4 cup
Dough
  1. Cut butter into 1-inch cubes and allow to soften slightly.
  2. Mix butter, cake mix, vanilla and walnuts in mixer bowl with paddle attachment on low speed 2 minutes until well blended.
  3. Deposit dough using #40 scoop in 4x5 pattern onto greased or parchment-lined full sheet pans (press scoop against the palm of hand when filling to flatten so cookies do not roll).
  4. Bake as directed below and allow cookies to cool at least 20 minutes.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
8-10 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
10-12 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 4 minutes of baking.
Finishing
  1. Mix powdered sugar and cornstarch in mixing bowl until well blended.
  2. Finish by rolling cookies in powdered sugar mixture.

  • Tip: Make Pecan Sandies by using a yellow cake mix and pecans (skip rolling in the powdered sugar mixture).
  • Check out our recipe for Mexican Wedding Cookies. A delicious recipe featuring only the best products from General Mills Convenience and Foodservice.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 Cookie
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
70
% Daily Value
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
21g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
1g
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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