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McCormick® Pecan Cookie Balls

By: McCormick® 
"These buttery melt-in-your mouth cookies are also known as Mexican Wedding Cakes. They make a great holiday gift or cookie exchange addition."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (5)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 24 (2 cookie) servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
  • 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups finely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup of the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in flour and pecans.
  2. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  3. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in remaining 2 cups sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 221 | Total Fat: 14.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by lasvegasjuliek   view full review
The nutmeg was very overpowering. I even removed them from the oven two minutes early, and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2012 by GINAH1   view full review
Made these many times for my holiday cookie tray and they are always well received.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2012 by LIZARD7927   view full review
Always love these for christmas!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by bbuisman   view full review
Fantastic recipe! Made them for our family Christmas and everybody raved about them!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2011 by Stephicus   view full review
I'm rating a 3 for now as I have not used this recipe yet. I lost my recipe for Mexican...

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