Mexican Wedding "Cakes" Are Buttery Cookies for Any Occasion (2024)

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What are some facts about Mexican wedding cookies? ›

Mexican wedding cookies were introduced by the Spanish, as they originated in Europe and still exist in many other countries today. The cookies were prepared at many California rancho weddings in the 1800s.

What is the difference between sugar and butter cookies? The butter cookie originates from Denmark. Unlike a sugar cookie that is often rolled out flat and cut with a cookie cutter, a butter cookie is softer and for the best results is piped directly onto a baking sheet then baked.

The flavor is lightly sweetened with warm notes of butter and vanilla. Similar to shortbread cookies, they are very popular around the holidays and are often given as Christmas cookie gifts. Traditionally, butter cookies are made with very simple ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.

At their most basic, Mexican wedding cookies consist of flour, butter, finely chopped nuts, confectioner's sugar, and vanilla extract. I add a few extra ingredients to my recipe for an even cozier, Christmasy taste.

In traditional Mexican culture, the groom sometimes presents an ornate box with 13 gold coins to the bride, coins representing Jesus and his disciples as well as his commitment to provide for his family. They're sometimes given to the groom by the padrinos, and they're blessed by the priest during the ceremony.

The general rule of thumb suggests calculating 2-3 cookies per person if other desserts are available. If cookies are the primary sweet treat, consider increasing the count to 4-6 per person.

Butter cookies, also known as Danish butter cookies, are cookies originating in Denmark consisting of butter, flour, and sugar. They are similar to shortbread cookies.

Cookie butter looks like nut butter but tastes like gingerbread, with a rich, deep caramel flavor augmented by toasty, spiced cookie notes. In countries such as France, Belgium and The Netherlands, cookie butter is a popular alternative to nut butters and chocolate spreads.

Due to differing ratios, shortbread cookies are crumblier and more "sandy" than butter cookies, which are firm and solid enough to be iced. This mostly has to do with flour and eggs. Shortbread doesn't use eggs, while butter cookies do, making butter cookie dough more pliable and robust than its shortbread counterpart.

Too much butter makes cookies turn out just as you'd expect: very buttery. This batch of cookies was cakey in the middle, but also airy throughout, with crispy edges. They were yellow and slightly puffy in the middle, and brown and super thin around the perimeter.

Why are butter cookies so addicting? ›

that light, buttery, crispiness that does it for me.

With butter cookies, you really do need to use a lot of butter (hence the name!), and sugar too, so they're not healthy in any shape or form. However, they are gluten-free and vegan, so perfect for those of you with gluten or dairy allergies. They can also be made nut-free by omitting the hazelnuts.

We thought it was about time we shared the recipe to one of our traditional Christmas cookie recipes, Mexican Wedding Cookies (or Snowballs!). These shortbread-style cookies taste just like a pecan sandie, but instead of being hard and crunchy they are soft and buttery.

I grew up knowing them as Italian Wedding Cookies but no matter what you call them, here are some interesting facts about this popular morsel of deliciousness: Mexican wedding cookies are used traditionally for weddings in Mexico. Mexican wedding cookies come in a variety of shapes including crecsent moons.

If the cookie dough is too warm, the cookies may spread out and flatten during baking. Be sure to chill the dough for at least two hours before forming them into balls and baking. Also, never use melted butter in this recipe.

The modern sugar cookie was originally called the Nazareth Sugar Cookie, after German Protestants who settled in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and improved the recipe. When forming the dough, they made the cookies resemble the state's keystone emblem.

I was very curious to know the history of these pig-shaped cookies and did a little research…these were supposedly introduced in the 16th century in the state of Veracruz after the Spaniards conquered and colonized México.