The wedding is a special ocassion where to people are tied together because of love. Not only that, but it is also an even where different traditions as well as superstitions are highly valued. Because of this, the family are very particular with practices and beliefs that should be incorporated into the said ceremony. In mid-Western countries, a wedding would not be the same without the traditional cookie table. Overflowing with sweet treats occupying all of the spaces, wedding cookies are indespensible food items in every wedding.

Either it be great grandmaís specialty passed on from generation to generation, or a wedding food artistís specialty, each cookie is important in making the event complete.
If you think this gourmet is only simple, think twice. There are a lot of cookies which are usually prepared in this occasion, some popular while others are not. One of the highly-famed of its kind, Mexican wedding cookies have been around for ages. Before, it was known as Russian tea cakes, although this still refer to the same food item. Due to its popularity, it is commonly seen not only in weddings, but also on holidays and parties. This usually appears as a round white ball with center  filling.

To have your own Mexican wedding cookies recipe, you can make this delicacy right from your own homes. The ingredients are:

ï    6 cups pastry flour
ï    3 cups chopped pecans
ï    1 ? cup confectionareís sugar
ï    3 tbsp vanilla syrup
ï    1 lb butter
ï    1 ? tsp salt
ï    Filling or any syrup

Mix butter and powdered sugar together in a mixer. Add vanilla, pecan nuts and salt. Combine these with the sifted flour and kneed all of these together until the mixture becomes smooth. After this, shape the mixture into balls and place the filing (may it be chocolate, strawberry or butter mixture) inside the mixture while locking it safe. Bake at 340 degrees temperature inside the oven until it turns light brown. Roll it in powdered sugar once it is warm. Serve.

This version of Mexican cookie is the choice if you want it to have a filling. However, if you want something exciting, you can choose wedding fortune cookies if you wanted to impress your guests. This is done by placing the fortune inside the cookie for only 15 minutes after it was placed inside the oven. Having this one for the event will make your guests eager to munch on their treats right away.

Since there are lot of benefits from cookies, it can not only be used as a dessert on the said ocassion, but it can also be made into wedding cookie favors for your guests to take home and serve as a memorabilia of the said event. Wedding favor cookies can be customized according to the likes of the couple as every wedding cookie is shaped and adormned with different designs and outlines. These are made possible with intricate patterns made by the icing on the surface.

Cookies are creative treats which can not only be served to guests, but can also be given to them as a form of thank-you gift for being a part of the special occasion.

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