Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups pastry flour
• 1 cup pecans, ground
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate, grated
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/16 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar, for garnish
• 1/4 cup ground cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• 2 in a large bowl, cream butter, 1/3 cup of powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 add the vanilla extract.
• 4 in a small bowl, mix the flour, ground pecans, 1/2 cup grated chocolate, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and salt together well.
• 5 gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.
• 6 wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for two hours, until firm.
• 7 shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 8 bake in a 325 degree oven for 15 - 18 minutes. the cookies should be firm to the touch, then cool for 1 minute, and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
• 9 in a small bowl mix together the 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar and 1/4 cup of ground cocoa.
• 10 coat the the cookies while still warm in the sugar and cocoa mix.
• 11 enjoy!