{"id":169,"date":"2008-12-21T21:24:38","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T05:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/2008\/12\/russian-tea-cookie"},"modified":"2008-12-23T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T23:48:08","slug":"russian-tea-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/2008\/12\/russian-tea-cookie","title":{"rendered":"Russian Tea Cookie (Mexican Wedding Cookie, Snowball Cookie)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican Wedding Cookie is one of my favorite sweets at the nice bakery downstairs. The other day, the head pastry chef, Ian, held a baking class there and I signed up. I was glad to see that one of the desserts he showed us how to make was just that! It is also called Russian Tea Cookie or Snowball Cookie sometimes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz Butter (<strong>It needs to be cold<\/strong>, cut into cubes) \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e7\u2030\u203a\u00e6\u00b2\u00b9\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e8\u00a6\u0081\u00e5\u2020\u00b7\u00e7\u0161\u201e\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/li>\n<li>5 oz powdered sugar \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e7\u00b3\u2013\u00e7\u00b2\u2030\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>12 oz pastry flour (aka cake flour) \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e4\u00bd\u017d\u00e7\u00ad\u2039\u00e9\u009d\u00a2\u00e7\u00b2\u2030\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>4 oz finely chopped pecans (or walnuts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Use a mixer with its paddle attachment to cream together (high speed) the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. \u00e7\u201d\u00a8\u00e6\u0090\u2026\u00e6\u2039\u0152\u00e6\u0153\u00ba\u00e9\u00ab\u02dc\u00e9\u20ac\u0178\u00e5\u00b0\u2020\u00e7\u2030\u203a\u00e6\u00b2\u00b9\u00e5\u2019\u0152\u00e7\u00b3\u2013\u00e7\u00b2\u2030\u00e6\u0090\u2026\u00e5\u0152\u20ac(\u00e5\u008d\u0081\u00e5\u02c6\u2020\u00e9\u2019\u0178\u00e5\u00b7\u00a6\u00e5\u008f\u00b3\u00ef\u00bc\u2030\u00e3\u20ac\u201a<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22793&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22803&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22788&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/> (left side is the paddle attachment\u00ef\u00bc\u203a\u00e7\u201d\u00a8\u00e5\u00b7\u00a6\u00e8\u00be\u00b9\u00e8\u00bf\u2122\u00e4\u00b8\u00aa\u00e6\u0090\u2026\u00e6\u2039\u0152\u00e4\u00bb\u00b6)<\/p>\n<p>2. Mix in vanilla and scrape down.<\/p>\n<p>3. Mix the flour, salt, and chopped pecan together and add to the butter mixture. Mix at a low speed until just combined. \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e5\u008d\u2022\u00e5\u008f\u00a6\u00e6\u00b7\u00b7\u00e5\u0090\u02c6\u00e9\u009d\u00a2\u00e7\u00b2\u2030\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e7\u203a\u0090\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e5\u2019\u0152\u00e6\u2030\u201c\u00e7\u00a2\u017d\u00e7\u0161\u201e\u00e6\u00a0\u00b8\u00e6\u00a1\u0192\u00e4\u00bb\u0081\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e4\u00b8\u20ac\u00e8\u00b5\u00b7\u00e5\u0160\u00a0\u00e5\u2026\u00a5\u00e6\u0090\u2026\u00e6\u2039\u0152\u00e6\u0153\u00ba\u00e9\u2021\u0152\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e4\u00bd\u017d\u00e9\u20ac\u0178\u00e6\u0090\u2026\u00e5\u0152\u20ac\u00e6\u02c6\u0090\u00e9\u009d\u00a2\u00e5\u203a\u00a2\u00e7\u0160\u00b6\u00e3\u20ac\u201a\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22798&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22808&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Roll dough into little balls \u00ef\u00bc\u02c61-1.5inch in diameter). <strong>Be careful not to roll too tight.<\/strong> Roll the balls in powdered sugar and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e7\u201d\u00a8\u00e6\u2030\u2039\u00e5\u00b0\u2020\u00e4\u00b8\u20ac\u00e5\u009d\u2014\u00e5\u009d\u2014\u00e9\u009d\u00a2\u00e5\u203a\u00a2\u00e6\u2019\u00ae\u00e4\u00b8\u20ac\u00e5\u00af\u00b8\u00e5\u0153\u2020\u00e5\u203a\u00a2\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e5\u008d\u0192\u00e4\u00b8\u2021\u00e4\u00b8\u008d\u00e8\u00a6\u0081\u00e6\u008f\u2030\u00e5\u00be\u2014\u00e5\u00a4\u00aa\u00e7\u00b4\u00a7\u00e3\u20ac\u201a\u00e5\u00b0\u2020\u00e5\u00b0\u008f\u00e5\u0153\u2020\u00e7\u0090\u0192\u00e5\u0153\u00a8\u00e7\u00b3\u2013\u00e7\u00b2\u2030\u00e4\u00b8\u00ad\u00e6\u2030\u201c\u00e4\u00b8\u00aa\u00e6\u00bb\u0161\u00e3\u20ac\u201a\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22813&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22818&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Bake in an oven preheated to 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes until the surface looks sightly golden with cracks. \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e5\u0153\u00a8\u00e7\u0192\u00a4\u00e7\u203a\u02dc\u00e4\u00b8\u0160\u00e9\u201c\u00ba\u00e4\u00b8\u0160\u00e7\u0192\u00a4\u00e7\u00ae\u00b1\u00e7\u00ba\u00b8\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e6\u201d\u00be\u00e4\u00b8\u0160\u00e5\u0153\u2020\u00e7\u0090\u0192\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e5\u2026\u00a5\u00e9\u00a2\u201e\u00e7\u0192\u00ad325\u00e5\u008d\u017d\u00e6\u00b0\u008f\u00e5\u00ba\u00a6\u00e7\u0161\u201e\u00e7\u0192\u00a4\u00e7\u00ae\u00b115\u00e8\u2021\u00b320\u00e5\u02c6\u2020\u00e9\u2019\u0178\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e7\u203a\u00b4\u00e8\u2021\u00b3\u00e8\u00a1\u00a8\u00e9\u009d\u00a2\u00e9\u2021\u2018\u00e9\u00bb\u201e\u00e5\u02c6\u2020\u00e5\u00b8\u0192\u00e5\u00b0\u008f\u00e8\u00a3\u201a\u00e7\u00ba\u00b9\u00e3\u20ac\u201a\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mudncrud.com\/gallery\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=22828&amp;g2_serialNumber=2\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/> (I forgot that they expand and crowded them too much in my batch) \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e6\u00b3\u00a8\u00e6\u201e\u008f\u00e5\u00b0\u008f\u00e7\u0090\u0192\u00e5\u0160\u00a0\u00e7\u0192\u00ad\u00e8\u00bf\u2021\u00e7\u00a8\u2039\u00e4\u00b8\u00ad\u00e4\u00bc\u0161\u00e8\u2020\u00a8\u00e8\u0192\u20ac\u00ef\u00bc\u0152\u00e6\u2030\u20ac\u00e4\u00bb\u00a5\u00e4\u00ba\u2039\u00e5\u2026\u02c6\u00e4\u00b8\u008d\u00e8\u00a6\u0081\u00e5\u0192\u008f\u00e6\u02c6\u2018\u00e8\u00bf\u2122\u00e6\u00a0\u00b7\u00e6\u017d\u2019\u00e5\u00be\u2014\u00e8\u00bf\u2021\u00e7\u00b4\u00a7\u00e3\u20ac\u201a\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/p>\n<p>6. When baked and cooled, roll in powdered sugar. \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e7\u0192\u00a4\u00e5\u00a5\u00bd\u00e6\u2122\u00be\u00e5\u2021\u2030\u00e5\u0090\u017d\u00e5\u2020\u008d\u00e5\u0153\u00a8\u00e7\u00b3\u2013\u00e7\u00b2\u2030\u00e4\u00b8\u00ad\u00e6\u2030\u201c\u00e4\u00b8\u00aa\u00e6\u00bb\u0161\u00e3\u20ac\u201a\u00ef\u00bc\u2030<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican Wedding Cookie is one of my favorite sweets at the nice bakery downstairs. The other day, the head pastry chef, Ian, held a baking class there and I signed up. I was glad to see that one of the desserts he showed us how to make was just that! It is also called Russian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}