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> Mexican Wedding Cakes

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> 1 cup butter

> ¾ cup powdered sugar

> 2 cups all purpose flour

> 2 cups pecans, finely chopped

> 1 tsp. vanilla extract

> ¼ tsp. cardamom, powdered

> pinch of salt

> 1 – 2 T. very cold water

> ½ cup powdered sugar (roll the finished cookies in)

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> Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter and sugar on

> high speed until fluffy. Add flour, pecans, vanilla

> extract, cardamom, and salt. Mix until combined,

> dribbling in cold water a little at a time. 1 T. of

> water should be enough, use the second if the dough

> seems very dry. Roll the dough into small, ½ inch

> balls in the palm of your hand. Place on a greased

> cookie sheet; bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

> Remove the cookie from the pan and roll in powdered

> sugar while still very warm. If the sugar starts to

> melt, just re-roll.

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> Yields about 48 cookies.

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