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Wedding Cookies

cup confectioners' sugar

teaspoon salt

1 cups finely ground almonds

4 teaspoons vanilla bean paste

3 cups of sifted all purpose flour

1/3 cup confectioners sugar for dipping

First, preheat your oven to 325 degrees if you have an electric oven and about 300 to 315 if you have a gas oven. Gas ovens cook much faster than an electric oven depending on the oven. If you have a convection oven I recomend turning the fan off if you can, it will burn the cookies before they are fully cooked.

First you will soften and mix the butter in a bowl, and you will sift and then add the cup confectioners sugar and salt to the butter. You will then mix the butter, and sugar with salt mixture until it is light and fluffy. You will now add the ground almonds and the vanilla bean paste. You will then add the sifted flour in until it just mixed, you do not want to overmix, or overwork the dough. The cookies will not be very light in texture if you do.

Take about one teaspoon of dough in your hand at a time, and roll it into a ball. You will then place the rolled cookie dough balls on the parchment paper or an ungreased cookie sheet if you do not have parchment paper. You will then bake the cookies for 15-20 minutes. You will want to watch the first batch fairly closely and turn halfway through baking to ensure even cooking. You want to make sure to get them cooked but not too brown. Once the cookies are done you will remove from the oven, and cool the cookies for about five minutes, and then roll in the left over confectioners sugar.

You will then hold these little delicate cookies until you are ready for service.

Chef Shelley Pogue, a Cum Laude, Le Cordon Blue graduate and Executive Research and Development Chef, for Vertical Sales and Marketing, San Ramon, CA. Shelley is also the desserts editor for BellaOnline.com.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    Wedding Cookies??!?!?!?
    Does anyone know a good website where I can purchase us wedsing cookies for a favor?!?!? I have found a bunch but they are outrageosuly priced and upward a cookie. I would just make them, but we are having a destination wedding, and I won't have an over, etc, and the supplies necessary to make them. If anyone knows of a place who has a decent deal on cookies I would be so appreciative! They don't have to be wedding themed either, they can be beach themed as well! THANK YOU!
    Sorry for the typo's above!

    • ANSWER:
      The cheapest place to find these would definitely be at a grocery store. Contact a local grocery store near your wedding destination. Most grocery stores will do custom orders for a very cheap price. I know that I, personally, had 4 dozen Christmas cookies made for a family Christmas party. They were about /dozen from a local grocery store. They were snowflake shaped sugar cookies with blue icing. Obviously, they had other styles, and they did custom orders. Call them up. Fax them what you are looking for. Hope that helps.

  2. QUESTION:
    Where can I get the recipe for mexican wedding cookies?
    I recently for the first time had mexican wedding cookies and loved it. I want to make them on my own. Where online can I find a good recipe for mexican wedding cookie?

    • ANSWER:
      Ingredients: 36 servings

      1 cup butter, softened
      1 cup powdered sugar
      2 cups flour, Sifted
      1 cup nuts, Ground
      1 teaspoon vanilla
      Directions: 1. Combine all ingredients.
      2. Form into 1 1/2" balls.
      3. Bake on cookie sheet at 350 for about 10-15 minutes or until set.
      4. Roll in powdered sugar while still warm.

  3. QUESTION:
    Can I make Mexican Wedding cookies without nuts? Will it affect the recipe?
    Im making Mexican Wedding cookies for a class project and a few students in my class have a nut allergy soo im going to make them without nuts. Is this going to affect my end product? Thank you soo much for your help.

    • ANSWER:
      It definitely will effect the taste and texture.

  4. QUESTION:
    Why are "Mexican Wedding Cookies" called that? What's the story behind them?
    I had to make them for Spanish class and I need the history, like where they came from, etc. I mean, MEXICAN wedding cookies, but it could be a misnomer.

    I couldn't find anything on my own.

    • ANSWER:
      They are actually called polvorones. They are a traditional cookies served at hispanic weddings and are usually wrapped in colorful paper, so they got nicknamed Mexican Wedding Cookies, but that's a nickname.

      The website below has some historical information on them.

  5. QUESTION:
    Can somebody give me a good recipe for wedding cookies?
    can some body help me I need to do cookies for my best friend wedding but I don't have the recipe and I don't know how to make them? Thanks :O)

    • ANSWER:
      these are killer for a wedding

      http://www.google.com/search?q=Kourambiethes&tbo=p&tbs=vid%3A1&source=vgc&hl=en

      http://baking.about.com/od/greekdesserts/r/kourambiethes.htm

      http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0S0201.p.BLviwAkXSLuLkF?p=greek+wedding+cookies&ei=utf-8&iscqry=&fr=sfp

      I saw fresh baked cookes at whole foods (health foods store) reasonable

  6. QUESTION:
    What would be some good ideas for wedding cookies?
    My moms wedding is August 8th and me and my lil brother want to make homemade cookies for the wedding but we need ideas on what to write and decorate on them

    The cookies we are using are chocolate chip and sugar cookies.

    • ANSWER:
      We are packaging 2 cookies back to back, one white sugar and one chocolate sugar. On one side will be my initial and on the other it will be his.

      http://www.marthastewart.com/cookie-favors?lnc=5391281a117ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=photogallery_wedding-favors_weddings_wedding-favors

      Got the idea from this site. Hope it helps.

  7. QUESTION:
    Recipe for Russian tea cakes/or Mexican wedding cookies?
    My half sister used to make us these cookies for christmas, they were either russian tea cookies or mexican wedding cookies, they were bout 1-2 ich round dome shape with pecans or walnuts in a crumbley cookie and coated in powdered sugar, they were melt in your mouth, they were NOT spicy like German christmas cookies, they probably had a good amount of vanilla in them. Any help on what they may have been? Any recipes?

    • ANSWER:
      1 cup butter
      2 teaspoons vanilla
      2 cups flour
      2 tablespoons water
      2 cups pecans, chopped
      1/2 cup sugar
      powdered sugar, for rolling

      Cream butter and sugar, add remaining ingredients, except for powdered sugar.
      Roll into balls, small, about a"quarter" in diameter.
      Bake for 5 minutes on 275F, then 20 minutes at 350F degrees.
      Roll in powdered sugar while still hot, we usually do 2-3 coatings of sugar.

      1 pound (500 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
      1 cup (4 ounces/125 grams) plus powdered sugar
      2 tablespoons vanilla
      1 teaspoon salt
      2 cups (8 ounces/250 grams) finely chopped pecans
      5 cups (15 ounces/470 grams) sifted cake flour

      PREPARATION:
      Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter 2 baking sheets. In a bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat together the butter and the 1 cup (4 oz/125 g) confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy, 10-15 minutes.

      Add the vanilla, salt and pecans and beat just until combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour, being careful not to overmix. Form the dough into walnut-sized pieces and place on the prepared baking sheets. Bake just until very lightly browned on the bottoms, 10-12 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking.
      Remove from the oven and set the baking sheets on wire racks to cool. Place confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl. When the cookies are cool enough to handle, place a few at a time in the bowl and toss gently to coat them on all sides. As the cookies continue to cool, occasionally toss them again with sugar, trying to coat with as much sugar as possible. When fully cooled, serve the cookies or place in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.

  8. QUESTION:
    Can I store wedding favour cookies like this?
    I am making 100 wedding cake shaped cookies to be used as favours for a friends wedding in just over 2 weeks time. They are going to be iced with a layer of fondant icing and then placed in a clear cellophane bag tied with a ribbon.

    When can I start making the cookies from and can I decorate them and then store them in the sealed bags will they stay fresh? How long for?

    Thanks
    thank you and can I freeze them just in freezer bags?

    • ANSWER:
      unless you are premaking the cookies and freezing them i would not make them any earlier than ONE week from the wedding day, but if you are preparing these your self, id make the cookies and freeze them and then decorate 2-3 days before wedding and bag at that point.

  9. QUESTION:
    Are Mexican Wedding Cookies suppose to be hard or soft?
    When I made the cookies they came out really good, but they were hard. I went by the recipe and I didn't subsitute anything. Are they suppose to be hard, or soft? What could I have done wrong?

    • ANSWER:
      They are suppose to be a little hard, but yet mely in your mouth..

  10. QUESTION:
    Mexican Wedding cake cookies, Can I use butter crisco instead of butter?
    I am craving some mexican wedding cake cookies. and the recipe call for butter, i dont have no butter at the moment, and cant get to the store, can i use butter crisco instead?

    • ANSWER:
      It's possible, but you will loose some of the taste.

      If you don't have butter/margarine/vegetable spread then use Crisco.

      good luck and tell me how they come out.

      For more recipes, go to kraftfoods.com or Comidakraft.com (there is a translator on the page and it gives good recipes for Mexican food.

  11. QUESTION:
    how many calories in wedding cookies?
    i made medium sized homemade wedding cookies and i want to know how many calories are in them.

    • ANSWER:

  12. QUESTION:
    Should I return these nasty wedding cookies I got from Costco?
    Pissed off cuz they suck. Keep in mind, return policy says I can and I am a member. Tell me why I shouldn't return these sucky cookies.
    Seriously. Love their policy and these cookies are . cookies should taste scrumptious to EVERYONE, even if everyone has different tastes.

    • ANSWER:
      Don't waste your time, throw them at irritants.

  13. QUESTION:
    Italian wedding cookies?
    I lost a recipe to cookies which i believe were called italian wedding cookies i do remember some of the ingrediants
    1. cake mix 2. pudding mix 3. powder suger
    if any has this recipe or knows what cookies im talkingabout please help
    might not be called italian wedding cookies cant remember name but do remember those ingrediants

    • ANSWER:
      Italian Wedding Cookies III
      Original recipe yield: 80 cookies

      "Also sometimes called 'Mexican wedding cookie', 'Russian tea cakes', or 'butterballs', can also be made into crescents. You can also substitute pecans and they are very good as well. This is the best version of these I have ever seen, it was given me by a friend who grew up in central Europe."

      INGREDIENTS
      1-1/2 cups unsalted butter
      3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
      3/4 teaspoon salt
      1 1/2 cups finely ground almonds
      4-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
      3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
      1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

      DIRECTIONS
      Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

      Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add confectioners' sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds and vanilla. Blend in flour gradually and mix well.

      Shape into balls (or crescents) using about 1 teaspoon for each cookie. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for 15-20 min. Do not brown. Cool slightly, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar.

  14. QUESTION:
    how to make italian wedding cookies?
    i've been looking online for a good recipe and can't find any.
    I tried that recipe but the cookies came out flat instead of like a ball shape and I followed the recipe exactly how it is.

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    • ANSWER:
      Italian Wedding Cookies Recipe courtesy Rocco DiSpirito
      (deleted if it didn't work for you)

      how about this one (or do you want the snowball kind?)......

      Authentic Italian Wedding Cookies ( Not those snowball kind )

      8 ounces almond paste
      1 1/2 cups butter
      1 cup white sugar
      4 eggs
      1 teaspoon almond extract
      2 cups all-purpose flour
      1/4 teaspoon salt
      1 (12 ounce) jar seedless raspberry jam
      12 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
      5 drops green food coloring
      5 drops yellow food coloring
      5 drops red food coloring

      Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

      In a large bowl break up the almond paste. Add the softened butter, sugar, eggs and almond extract. Beat batter until light and fluffy. Beat in the flour and the salt. Split the batter into thirds and add enough of the three different food colorings to each third to color the batter nicely. Spread the batters into three 9x13 and 1/4 inch deep aluminum baking pans. Be sure the batter is only about 1/8 inch thick or it will rise too high.

      Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to minutes. Cool.

      Remove baked and cooled cakes from pans and place on a cookie sheet or cutting board. Heat the jam and spread between the layers as you stack them. Spread the melted chocolate over the top layer and refrigerate. When stiff remove cookies from the refrigerator and let chocolate soften slightly before cutting into small rectangles.

  15. QUESTION:
    How to make mexican wedding cookies?

    • ANSWER:
      Whether on a dessert table, at a picnic or even at an actual Mexican wedding, these cookies are always a welcome sight.
      http://www.cooksrecipes.com/cookie/mexican_wedding_cookies_recipe.html
      2 cups all-purpose flour
      1 cup unsalted butter, softened
      1 cup sifted powdered sugar
      1 cup ground nuts
      1 teaspoon vanilla extract
      1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar

      1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
      2. Combine flour, butter, first amount of powdered sugar, nuts and vanilla in a large bowl and mix well. Form into 1½-inch balls. Place on baking sheets and bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
      3. Remove from oven and roll in remaining powdered sugar while still warm. Store in airtight container when cool.

      Makes 36 cookies.
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      http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mexican-Wedding-Cookies/Detail.aspx
      INGREDIENTS

      * 1 cup butter
      * 1/2 cup white sugar
      * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
      * 2 teaspoons water
      * 2 cups all-purpose flour
      * 1 cup chopped almonds
      * 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

      DIRECTIONS

      1. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla and water. Add the flour and almonds, mix until blended. Cover and chill for 3 hours.
      2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
      3. Shape dough into balls or crescents. Place on an unprepared cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from pan to cool on wire racks. When cookies are cool, roll in confectioners' sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
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      http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1649,148162-237204,00.html
      MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES

      1/2 lb. butter
      1/2 c. powdered sugar
      2 c. sifted flour
      1 c. pecans (cut up)
      1 tsp. vanilla

      Cream butter and powdered sugar with spoon. Add flour, pecans, vanilla. Knead until smooth. Make into balls size of quarter. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until light brown. Roll in powdered sugar while warm.

  16. QUESTION:
    what is the tradition behind the Mexican wedding cake cookies?
    i know they are also called russian tea cookies, pecan sadies and other stuff, but what does the mexcain wedding cake cookies symbolize in a mexican wedding?

    • ANSWER:
      According to several food history sources and cookbooks, Mexican wedding cakes and Russian tea cakes (aka Biscochitos/Mexico, Tea cakes/Sweden, Mandulas kiflik/Bulgaria, Biscochos/Cuba, Kourabi‚des/Greece, Polvorones/Italy & Spain, Rohlichky/Ukraine and Sand Tarts, Sandies, Butterballs & Moldy Mice/United States) are a universal holiday cookie-type treat. This means this recipe is not necessarily connected to any one specific country. It IS connected with the tradition of saving rich and expensive food (the richest butter, finest sugar, choicest nuts) for special occasions.

  17. QUESTION:
    Mexican Wedding cookies and Russian Tea cakes: are they the same recipe just using a different kind of nut for
    each?

    • ANSWER:
      same recipe - same cookie. And pecan crescents are the same too, but just shaped differently.......Biscotti and Mandel Brot are virtually the same cookies too. There are many food items that are called different things, in different parts of the world.........

  18. QUESTION:
    Can you give me a short history of Mexican wedding cookies?

    • ANSWER:
      In Oaxaca, Mexico, these cookies are a traditional wedding favor for guests, where they are served in delicate pouches of ruffled white tissue paper

  19. QUESTION:
    If your eating a bag of Keebler wedding cookies right now, what main ingredients are listed on the back?
    THANKS!

    • ANSWER:
      What a random question!

      Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed, Palm Kernel, and/or Soybean Oil), Coconut, Dextrose, Cornstarch, Whole Grain Oats, Contains Two Percent or less of Invert Sugar, Cocoa, Salt, Whey, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Leavening (Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor.

  20. QUESTION:
    What do you think of custom fortune cookies at a wedding?
    My soon to be sister in law makes custom fortune cookies as a side job/hobby. She wants to make up fortune cookies for our reception to be served at dessert along side our cake, chocolate fountain, etc.

    Would you think it is weird or a cute treat if you got this at a wedding reception? I really want to take her up on the offer since she wants to do it, but I also don't want to put lots of pressure on her since there are a lot of people and it is time consuming (she is also my maid on honor!).

    • ANSWER:
      Hey, what a brilliant idea!! Never thought of that before but I love it lol! Are you having a sit-down dinner? You could also put personalised fortune cookies in their glasses =) That'd be wicked lol, great idea! Have an awesome wedding and marriage, best wishes and congratulations! =) x

  21. QUESTION:
    why mexican wedding cookies become flat?
    about 5 yrs ago i made mexican wedding cookies, and they came out perfectly. very round, not flat and hard. they were so soft, but not raw, sort of light and airy.
    since, i moved and i lost the recipe, but now i make them from this cookbook i have, and they come out flat, and hard. not soft at all

    does anyone know why this happens? how can i prevent this and make cookies that are light, soft and airy??

    • ANSWER:
      depends on the flour and shortening used.some call for all purpose flour which you have to add salt and baking powder or you can use self rising flour. it has all the ingredients in it. shortening is used or unsalted butter. Try this recipe.1 c butter,1 c powdered sugar,1/2 t vanilla, 1 3/4 flour,1/2 c nuts.chopped fine. cream butter & sugar,work in vanilla,flour,nuts. shape into a long log. 1 1/2 in. diameter. fridge until chilled..slice about 1/4 to 1/3 thick.bake ungreased cookie sheet. for 20 min. at 350o when cool dust with powdered sugar. I hope this works for you. : note this recipe call for plain flour and butter usually unsalted .

  22. QUESTION:
    I want to bake Mexican Wedding Cookies W/ no butter?
    I love mexican wedding cookies and im craving them but im trying to lose weight so does anyone know a good substitute for the butter so i can cut down on some of the fat??? My mom loves them to but she has to watch fat intake cause of her gullbladder... HELP

    • ANSWER:
      Ron's recipe doesn't use butter, but it still uses the same amount of other fats, so really not what your looking for.

      This looks like a healthy alternative: http://www.suite101.com/content/mexican-wedding-cake-recipe-a9434

  23. QUESTION:
    does anyone have a recipe for mexican wedding cookies for my wife?

    • ANSWER:
      This is a GREAT recipe. I made them at Christmas time.

      1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
      1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for coating baked cookies
      1 teaspoon vanilla extract
      1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting hands
      1 cup pecans, chopped into very small pieces

      Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Line cookies sheets with parchment paper.
      Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar at low speed until it is smooth. Beat in the vanilla. At low speed gradually add the flour. Mix in the pecans with a spatula. With floured hands, take out about 1 tablespoon of dough and shape into a crescent. Continue to dust hands with flour as you make more cookies. Place onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 40 minutes. When cool enough to handle but still warm, roll in additional confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

  24. QUESTION:
    Wedding Cake Cookies for Wedding Favors?
    I have a wedding coming up that I am making 250 wedding cake cookies. I have been looking at many different designs and I found one that has the 3 script initials on the bottom tier. I need help on finding stencils that I can use for the cake. I need the initials T-P-P. It would be easier to use a stencil and use black food paint. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    • ANSWER:
      Any Crafting or Stationary Store would carry fancy lettering plastic stencils.
      Hobby lobby, Jo Anna Fabric, Micheal's Craft, Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, and Walmart may still carry them. Find someone with a airbrush and cut your time in half; Our cake decorator at work uses one to do custom work on cakes and it comes out looking awesome each time. I hope this helped, good luck with the wedding.

  25. QUESTION:
    I need some help in creating some funny wedding quotes for fortune cookies. Know some good ones?
    For our wedding reception one of the favors we're putting on each table is custom fortune cookies. I'd like to put funny quotes on each that are wedding or love related. Anyone know some?

    Much appreciated, thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      Hope these might help you -

      “Came but for friendship, and took away love.” - Thomas Moore

      “Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it.” - Swedish Proverb

      “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” - A. A. Milne

      “I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.” - Pietro Aretino

      “I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.” - Roy Croft

      “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” - Judy Garland

      Funny & silly quotes -

      “My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure.” - Ashleigh Brilliant

      “When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.” - Mae West

      “The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time” - Friedrich Nietzsche

      “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” - Oscar Wilde

      “I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.” - Rodney Dangerfield

      “The Jersey mentality is: I work, I drink, I stay up all night, I try to meet a girl, it's a waste of time.” - Gerard Way

      “Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” - Drew Carey

      “I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.” - Oscar Wilde

      “I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.” - Oscar Wilde

      “One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.” - Oscar Wilde

      “I have nothing to declare except my genius.” - Oscar Wilde

      Besides, you'll get thousands of funny quotes here -

      Homemade Wedding Favor Ideas

      Sending your guests home with a little something special to remember the day - doesn't have to be a big budget affair. Using your imagination and a dash of creativity, you'll find ways to turn the ubiquitous wedding favor into a charming highly personalized statement that reflects your style.

      The tradition of making your own wedding favors is almost as old as the custom of marriage itself. In the days before mass production and online shopping made our lives so much easier, a bride would pack little bags of fruits and nuts to pass on to guests at her wedding.

      Edible Wedding...

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      http://www.quotesdaddy.com/find/tag/funny/1

      Here are the sources -

      http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/345179/thomas-moore/came-but-for-friendship-and-took-away-love

      http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/624053/swedish-proverb/love-me-when-i-least-deserve-it-because-thats-when

      http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/50/a-a-milne/if-you-live-to-be-a-hundred-i-want-to-live-to-be-a

      http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/921457/pietro-aretino/i-love-you-and-because-i-love-you-i-would-sooner-have

      http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/775026/roy-croft/i-love-you-not-only-for-what-you-are-but-for-what

      http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/941710/judy-garland/for-it-was-not-into-my-ear-you-whispered-but-into

      Quotesdaddy.com/quote/59255/ashleigh-brilliant/my-play-was-a-complete-success-the-audience-was-a

  26. QUESTION:
    What kind of cookies are these?? Wedding cookies??
    I was recently at a wedding reception, and they served the most delicious cookies I've ever eaten. They were tiny sandwich cookies, probably about a half an inch wide. The sandwich part were square cookies, they were flaky and very "melt in your mouth". Then in the middle it was like a buttercream frosting. The cookie part also had little designs on them. They were bite size, and REALLY GOOD!!! But I have no idea what they were....HELP!!!!

    • ANSWER:
      Sounds like the cookie part was an "icebox" cookie. You can probably find something similar in any cookie cookbook, or you can even e-mail the food network with your question and they may be able to find you a recipe! Hope this helps!

  27. QUESTION:
    How many calories are in Mexican Wedding cookies?

    • ANSWER:
      Mexican Wedding Cookies:

      INGREDIENTS
      1 cup butter
      1/2 cup white sugar
      2 teaspoons vanilla extract
      2 teaspoons water
      2 cups all-purpose flour
      1 cup chopped almonds
      1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
      DIRECTIONS
      In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla and water. Add the flour and almonds, mix until blended. Cover and chill for 3 hours.
      Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
      Shape dough into balls or crescents. Place on an unprepared cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from pan to cool on wire racks. When cookies are cool, roll in confectioners' sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

      Nutrition Information
      Servings Per Recipe: 18

      Amount Per Serving

      Calories: 207

      Total Fat: 13g
      Cholesterol: 28mg
      Sodium: 105mg
      Total Carbs: 20.6g
      Dietary Fiber: 1g
      Protein: 2.7g

      http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mexican-wedding-cookies/detail.aspx

  28. QUESTION:
    Irish wedding cookies?
    There are italian wedding cookies, mexican wedding cookies, and even danish wedding cookies. Anyone heard of Irish Wedding Cookies and if so, I need the recipe.

    • ANSWER:
      You could make a simple sugar cookie; add some Bailey’s Irish cream or Whiskey, use a shammork shaped cutter and top with green sprinkles
      LOL

  29. QUESTION:
    Why are Mexican Wedding Cookies so important?
    Why are they eaten at weddings or special events???? what makes them so special?

    • ANSWER:
      IDK THEIR COOKIES

  30. QUESTION:
    how to make mexican wedding cookies?

    • ANSWER:
      BISCOCHOS DE VINO (MEXICAN WEDDING
      COOKIES)

      1 lb. lard
      1 cup sugar
      1 tablespoon crushed whole cinnamon
      1 teaspoon crushed anise seed
      2 eggs
      6 1/2 cup flour
      1 jigger of wine (any kind)
      cinnamon-sugar mixture

      Preheat oven at 400°F.

      Crush whole cinnamon and anise seed. Cream lard and sugar; add cinnamon, anise, eggs, flour, and wine. At this point, mix with your hands. Place on board and roll out 1/2 inch thick. Cut into triangle shapes, hearts, etc.

      Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes. Bake until set, but not brown. Watch closely so as not to burn.

      Remove from cookie sheet and immediately drench in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Let cool and drench again if desired.

      CUERNITOS (MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES)

      1/2 C. powdered sugar
      1 C. butter, softened
      2 tsp. almond extract
      1 tsp. vanilla extract
      2 C. flour
      1/4 tsp. salt
      optional:
      1 C. finely chopped or ground almonds or pecans

      Preheat oven to 325

      In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup powdered sugar, butter, and extracts until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, salt, and almonds or pecans (if desired). Mix until dough forms. Shape into 1 inch balls, or crescents. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

      Bake at 325 for 15-20 minutes. Watch closely until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet, cool slightly and roll in powdered sugar. Let cool completely and roll again.

  31. QUESTION:
    Trying to find lemon cookies that are like the wedding cookies covered in powdered sugar. N E 1 remember them?
    The cookies I am looking for might have been called Lemon Coolers but not sure.

    • ANSWER:
      I remember those! I was just talking about those a few nights ago....I don't see them in stores anymore. Maybe Walmart Supercenters carry them? They ARE called Lemon Coolers.

  32. QUESTION:
    does anyone have the recipe for mexican wedding cookies(butter cookies)?
    i need a recipe for mexican wedding cookies. also known as butter cookies. the ones that are often shaped like moons and stars and are powdered with powder sugar. i need a recipe that will make about 200 cookies. thanks

    • ANSWER:
      Hope this recipe helps ,`)

      Ingredients:

      1 cup (2 cubes) butter, softened
      1/2 cup powdered sugar
      2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
      2 cups all purpose flour
      1/2 teaspoon salt
      2 cups finely chopped almonds or walnuts
      1 to 1 1/2 cups additional powdered sugar for coating cookies after baking.

      Preheat oven to 350° F. Soften butter by placing cubes into a small saucepan and melting down over very low heat on stove. In a large bowl add melted butter to 1/2 cup powdered sugar and beat with an electric mixer using low speed. Add vanilla and beat to blend in. Combine flour, salt and nuts and stir into to the sugar and butter mixture with a heavy wooden spoon. The mixture will become quite stiff.

      Take small spoon size portions and place between the palms of your hands and roll dough into 1" balls. Place on a ungreased cookie sheet or baking pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Baking time will vary slightly depending on size of cookies and oven temperature. I recommend using a oven thermometer.

      When cookies have cooled slightly to allow handling, roll in powdered sugar and place on a rack. Then, after completely cooled, lightly roll again in powdered sugar, tapping off any excess. This recipe makes 30 to 40 wedding cookies depending on size.

  33. QUESTION:
    Is it okay to bring cookies to a wedding?
    My aunt is having a wedding next month, and I was thinking about baking some cookies to bring to her wedding. and I wanted to ask her first, but I wanted to see what you guys say about it.

    my little brother says that your not supposed to bring cookies to a wedding. Is that true?

    So is it okay to bring cookies to a wedding?
    I just wanted to get your opinions.
    Thanks (:

    • ANSWER:
      If you plan to bring them to serve, ask your aunt first.

      But you can most certainly bring cookies as a gift and wrap them in a tin or cookie jar.

  34. QUESTION:
    Video on how to Make Mexican Wedding Cookies?
    i am seeking a video on how to make
    mexican wedding cookies.....

    • ANSWER:
      http://www.theinsider.com/videos/545702_Kelly_Kids_Make_Mexican_Wedding_Cookies

      hope this helps! =)

  35. QUESTION:
    Which is better for occasions like party or wedding Cupcake or Cookies?
    Which is better or best to serve on birthdays or wedding? cupcakes or cookies

    • ANSWER:
      Cupcakes are great for weddings. Lots of brides are choosing to use a cupcake wedding cake in order to save money. That is really a fact. Specially these days that we are in recession. Budget friendly and delicious dessert option in these trying economic times are cupcakes! I UK. Bradfords bakers got the best chocolate cupcake indulgence.

      Also for parties specially kids party. Opting for cupcake is a good choice. Plus you can put something on it that kids would really enjoy. DOnt need to have fork or something. It would not be messy.

      Anyways.. You can even have both.

  36. QUESTION:
    Do you know any bakery/confectionery in Singapore that makes wedding cookies? I'm using as wedding favours.
    Cookies with creative designs such as in tuxeudo and gown designs, or with the Chinese word 'Xi' (double happiness), etc.

    • ANSWER:
      Check out Canele its a Les Amis group restaurant I believe its at Roberstons quay. I know the the Chef there (Peng) he's a nice guy and really talented. If they don't have what your looking for I'm sure they'll make it for you as long as you give them ample lead time.

  37. QUESTION:
    Does anyone have a recipe for "Hawaiian Wedding Cookies?"?
    My friend had these cookies at a wedding and raved at how good they were. They are made similar to "haystack" cookies with a cake base, marshmallow and I think pineapple. My sons getting married soon, (two weeks!) and my mom and I are baking cookies. these sounded like a nice addition, but I cant find the recipe for them. I have found a recipe for Hawaiian cake, but not the cookies. If anyone knows of this recipe, I would appreciate them sharing it. Thank You.

    • ANSWER:
      Try tasteofhome.com and see if that is what you're looking for. In the search box type in hawaiian wedding cookies and it should pop up. Good luck.

  38. QUESTION:
    Need a recipe for melt in your mouth Italian Wedding cookies!?
    THANKS!!

    • ANSWER:
      Well, my recipe is for Mexican wedding cookies, but I've had rave reviews for them. I hope that whenever you make these, you are surrounded by people you love!

      Yield:About 2 dozen 1-inch round cookies
      Special Tools: Standing electric mixer with paddle attachment (optional), parchment paper

      ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter
      1 ½ cups plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, plus up to 1 cup for dusting, as needed
      1 cup coarsely chopped, toasted pecans (cooled)
      ¼ teaspoon salt
      1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour, sifted
      ¼ cup masa harina flour (available in international foods aisle or Mexican grocery)

      1.A few hours before making the cookies, make the brown butter. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the solids separate and brown to a dark golden color, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool at room temperature, and then chill it in the refrigerator until it is solid.

      2.Using a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, cream the brown butter on medium speed until cream-colored, about 2 minutes. Add the chopped pecans and mix just until blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle. Add the 1 ½ cups plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar and the salt. Start on low speed to start mixing, then continue mixing on medium speed until smooth and lump free, about 1 minute. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle.

      3.On low speed, add the flour. Beat until just incorporated. Do not overbeat. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle. Remove the dough from the mixer, wrap it in plastic film, and chill for at least 30 minutes. The dough will keep tightly wrapped in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or frozen up to 1 month.

      4.Preheat the oven to 350°F. Adjust the rack to the lower third of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

      5.Flour your hands. Pinch off pieces of dough and roll them into 1-inch balls. Place the balls 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Continue to flour your hands as needed to prevent the dough from sticking.

      6.Bake one sheet at a time for 12-15 minutes, or until light golden brown around the edges, turning the sheet front to back halfway through the baking.

      7.As soon as you remove the cookies from the oven, cover them completely with powdered sugar. Use a strainer to sift the powdered sugar over the cookies. Cool cookies completely before removing them from the sheets and storing.

  39. QUESTION:
    A recipe for Mexican wedding cookies?
    I only want to make about 2 doezen!! no more please other wise they just sit around the house. And i cant have nuts, so i wouldnt mind substituting with chocolate chips.
    Does anyone have a good recipe?

    • ANSWER:
      2 sticks of softened butter
      1 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar
      2 tsp vanilla extract
      ½ tsp of almond extract
      1 egg
      3 cups all purpose flour
      1 tsp of baking soda
      1 tsp of cream of tartar
      ¼ tsp of salt

      1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.

      2. In a large bowl combine softened butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, egg and blend together.

      3. In a second medium bowl add flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and whisk.

      4. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.

      5. Stir just to combine.

      6. Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

      7. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half to 1/4 inch thickness.

      8. Cut the cookies into your desired shapes with cookie cutters.

      9. Place them on lightly oiled or parchment paper lined baking sheets. Separate them by about an inch.

      10. Next, sprinkle the shapes with granulated or colored sugar.

      11. Bake at 375 F for 7-8 minutes, until edges are light brown.

      12. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks

  40. QUESTION:
    does anyone have a good recipe for Mexican wedding cookies?

    • ANSWER:
      I asked the same question a week ago and received an answer from Dottie R. I made her recipe and did not give her a very good review. Since these are not my favorite type of cookie, I asked my mother and she said they were exactly right. My husband really liked them. Sorry, Dottie R, for the bad rap. Did steal one ingredient from Miss Mary. Add 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and if the dough is refrigerated overnight, let it sit a little bit before making the cookies. It can get really hard.

      Mexican Wedding Cakes (6 doz)

      Here's our family's recipe. My mother or her mother started making this recipe at least back in the 1950s. They're delicious. I make the dough one day and then bake them the next so the dough is thoroughly chilled. But you could make the dough in the morning and bake them a few hours later.

      1 cup softened butter
      ½ cup granulated sugar
      ½ tsp salt
      1 tsp almond extract or 2 t vanilla (used vanilla)
      2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
      1-2 cups ground nuts
      cream sugar and butter
      add dry ingredients, mix well
      chill dough until easy to handle

      shape dough into 1” balls and flatten slightly
      bake 12 minutes at 325°F
      sprinkle cookies with confectioners sugar while still warm

      We normally use almonds and the almond extract, but have made them with pecans (used 1 cup only of pecans) and vanilla extract when I didn't have almonds.

  41. QUESTION:
    I for my wedding favors to be cookies with the letter "C" on them?
    I need to find a cookie that is premade (like archway or something). I need a cookie with a really smooth surface. Any suggestions. I also need to find a stencil of the letter "C". What should I use I use to dust on the stencil to make the letter? Coco powder? Colored sugar? Any ideas?

    • ANSWER:
      Sugar cookies would be the best. They are really flat. You can use sugar colored to match your wedding colors and decor and dip your finger in some water, draw a "C" on the top of the cookie and sprinkle sugar on top. Gently shake off excess, and the sugar will only stick to the water. For a sweeter taste, you can dip your finger in corn syrup, too, instead of water.

  42. QUESTION:
    what do you think is better cookies or cupcakes for wedding favours?
    i cant decide which would be better, cupcakes are so cute, but i like cookies as well.

    • ANSWER:
      I know cupcakes would look nicer, but I just think cookies would last longer. Cupcakes can go a little moist and ruin the icing very quickly. But since cookies are generally more dry, that's less likely to happen.

  43. QUESTION:
    Where should I place the wedding cookie favors?
    I have a knack for baking and cookie decorating, therefore my older sis (the bride) has asked me to make and decorate sugar cookies for her wedding favors. Would it be a bad idea to place the packages on top of the plates at the tables? What about handing them out with each slice of wedding cake? Is that wierd or tacky? What are some other options?

    • ANSWER:
      What a nice idea! Put one set at each place setting - depending on the space available, it's better to have it above the plate (like between the water and wine glasses), but if there isn't the space, on top of the plate is okay.

  44. QUESTION:
    With me being American, will my ceremony be cursed if I serve Danish wedding cookies?

    • ANSWER:
      Umm.........Yes, try Oreo's. That will go much better with your Pringles anyway.

  45. QUESTION:
    what is the history behind greek wedding cookies????
    what is the history behind greek wedding cookies

    • ANSWER:
      i never knew there was anything in the world called Greek Wedding Cookies

      thanks i will look it up

  46. QUESTION:
    mexican wedding cookies?
    what is the history of these cookies?? and also if you found it from a website can you tell me which one? Thank u!

    • ANSWER:
      Mexican wedding cakes (or cookies):

      According to several food history sources and cookbooks, Mexican wedding cakes and (aka Biscochitos/Mexico), Biscochos/Cuba, Kourabi‚des/Greece, Polvorones/Italy & Spain, Rohlichky/Ukraine and Sand Tarts, Sandies, Butterballs & Moldy Mice/United States) are a universal holiday cookie-type treat. This means this recipe is not necessarily connected to any one specific country. It is connected with the tradition of saving rich and expensive food (the richest butter, finest sugar, choicest nuts) for special occasions.

      Food historians trace the history of these cookies and cakes to Medieval Arab cuisine, which was rich in sugar. Small sugar cakes with nuts (most often almonds) and spices were known to these cooks and quickly adopted by the Europeans. This sweet culinary tradition was imported by the Moors to Spain, diffused and assimilated throughout Europe, then introduced to the New World by 16th century explorers. Sugar cookies, as we know them today, made their appearance in th 17th century. About sugar. Recipes called Mexican wedding cakes descend from this tradition. They first appear in American cookbooks in the 1950s.

      The cookie is old, the name is new. Food historians place the first recipes named "Mexican wedding cakes" in the 1950s and 1960s. Why the name? Our books and databases offer no explanations. Perhaps timing is everything? Culinary evidence confirms Mexican wedding cakes are almost identical to Russian Tea Cakes. During the 1950s and 1960s relations between Russia and the United States were strained. It is possible the Cold War provided the impetus for renaming this popular cookie. Coincidentally? This period saw the mainstreaming of TexMex cuisine into American culture.

      RECIPE:

      http://myweb.cableone.net/howle/page/biscochi.htm

  47. QUESTION:
    mexican wedding cookies: any good recipes? thanks!?

    • ANSWER:
      1 c. butter
      Ingredients:-

      -3/4 c. powdered sugar
      -1 tsp. black walnut flavoring
      -2 c. flour
      -1 c. chopped nuts

      Method:-

      1) Mix, roll into small balls.
      2) Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
      3) While still warm, roll in powdered sugar; let cool.
      4) Roll again in powdered sugar.

      have a gr8 time!!

  48. QUESTION:
    I have two questions about mexican wedding cookies?
    1. Why are they wrapped in tissue paper? Is it symbolic of anything?
    2. On what occasions are they served?

    it's for a spanish culture project and i can't find this info anywhere. It's real name is "Polvoron". if you can answer this, please, if you can, include a source. :D thxx

    • ANSWER:
      Polvorones are served daily. They are available in super markets and in convenience store where they come in a handy personal serving of six. Wrapping them in tissue paper is probably not symbolic of anything. Perhaps at one time in the past they were presented that way in the bakeries because someone thought they looked more delicate that way or because that is what was available.

      Mexican wedding cookies? Really? In Mexico they are simply called polvorones.

  49. QUESTION:
    Mexican wedding cookies?
    Im making Mexican wedding cookies. i shaped them into a ball before i put them in the oven.. now there baking flat. how can i make them stay in ball shape?

    • ANSWER:
      If you're sure you followed the recipe correctly, try refrigerating the dough (or make the balls and refrigerate them for a bit)...they may still flatten some (there must be a flaw in the recipe) but not as much.

  50. QUESTION:
    NEED COOKING HELP WITH MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES!!!?
    well i need to make Mexican wedding cookies and i don't have walnuts do you think i could use almond flour??
    please tell

    • ANSWER:
      No. You can use any ground nut, but not pulverized into a flour, no. You can also omit the nuts.


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