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Friday, April 25, 2008

Friday Fave



Today is all about one of the best, most delectable thing in the known world- The Cookie-
How does one pick just a single favorite, when there are so many wonderful varieties out there? Hmmmm, decisions decisions.
Thinking about this has taken me back in time to when I was a little girl- my Great Aunt used to make Italian Wedding Cake Cookies every year for Christmas and they were my ABSOLUTE FAVE! So much so, she made me a special tin of them to have ALL TO MYSELF!!!!! Now mind you, this was a tin for me as well as however many I could swipe from the various tabletops and buffet platters-
We have a lot of family, so this would make for a lot of these wonderful cookies! I don't have my Great Aunt's recipe handy, but I searched and found one that is very similar- these are also known as Mexican Wedding Cakes.

Ingredients
  • 1-1/3 C. Butter Flavor Shortening
  • 2/3 C. confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • 2-1/4 C. All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/8 tsp.salt
  • 1 C. finely chopped pecans
  • Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions
  1. In a bowl combine shortening, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and almond extracts; beat until light and fluffy.
  2. Add flour, salt and pecans; mix well.
  3. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
  4. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  5. Shape dough into 1- to 11⁄2-inch balls.
  6. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  7. Bake 25 minutes or until edges of cookies are light brown.
  8. Roll warm cookies in confectioners’ sugar.
  9. Remove to cooling rack.

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