Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe - Vegan in the Freezer (2024)

Mexican Wedding Cookies simplicity makes them accessible to everyone - right out of their own oven. Fresh, lightly crunchy and ready to pop in your mouth.

I have loved these type of cookies since I was a little girl. It was later that I learned that they are called Mexican Wedding Cookies.

My mother brought them home from the grocery store and they were in a long pink box.

Mom also started making them for us. It wasn't often but they sure were good.

When I started grocery shopping for myself I again looked for that long narrow pink box. For a while, I was able to find them but now I haven't seen them for years. Luckily I already knew what they were.

In my first days of moving out of the house, the only things I knew how to make were Enchiladas and French Toast. I sure didn't know how to bake special cookies like these.

Thank goodness mom had her recipe. I can't find that pink box anymore and I wish I could. If only, for nostalgic reasons. Oh yeah, Van de Kamps chocolate chip cookies were the best too but that's another story.

Now you can enjoy these world-famous cookies as a vegan. Just use dairy free butter and organic powdered sugar.

Now many years after that - I have learned that there areversions of the same cookies from Russia, India, Germany, Denmark, Croatia and I am sure many many more countries. You see? Itisa really good cookie!

I hope you get to try this recipe because it really is rewarding and is deliciousenough to be named aftera very special day.

🍪 Cookie history

• Mexican wedding cookies are also calledbiscochitos. The texture on the inside is just like shortbread.
• Cookies like these also come from many nationalities from all over the world.
• Some of the names are Russian Tea Cakes, Danish Cookies,Polvorones, Italian Butter Nut,Viennese Sugar Balls, and so many many more.
• They do need to bake a little longer than most cookies but are really simple to make.
• Some versions are made with other nuts but almond is classic and definitely the ones used in Mexico.
• As you can guess, Spaniards brought the traditional cookie recipe from Europe.

Don't forget to add these to your Christmas cookie list too.

🥘 Ingredients

• Dairy-free butter - makes the taste of the cookie so buttery good.
• Organic powdered sugar - goes on the inside and outside of the cookie. Wow!
• Vanilla extract - is a little bit of extra flavoring.
• Almond extract - more flavoring for the almond background.
• Whole wheat pastry flour - adds some nutrients. You can use whole wheat flour.
• Almonds - are gound and add so much to the cookies.
• Salt - is that little bit of contrasting seasoning that you really can't taste but it's there.

💭 Can they be frozen

• Yes, they can.
• If serving later you may need to re-roll in powdered sugar right before serving. But maybe not. It depends on the heat in your house.
• You will definitely need to re-roll after freezing.
• Nothing wrong with that. Ha!

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