Tuesday, March 29, 2011

TWD: Pecan Powder Puffs

Pecan Powder Puffs, Mexican Wedding Cookies, Pecan Sandie... This cookie is called many different things, but regardless of the name it is delicious. Tender, melt in your mouth cookie speckled with ground pecans, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. Yummmm... You can't eat just one.



Mixing these cookies was quick and easy, especially since I took Dorie' suggestion and mixed the dough in a food processor.



But I did have a little trouble with the baking. I chilled the dough for about 3 hours, but I guess my hot little hands softened the butter as I formed the balls. The cookies spread like crazy. Poor little Pecan Powder Pancakes.



For the second batch I rolled the dough into the little balls first and then chilled them for a few hours. This time they baked up perfectly round little domes of puffy pecan delights.



I baked these gems for my Mom's 77th Birthday on March 20th. She got a laugh from the 77 candles I had on her cake. She had no trouble blowing them all out, and no, the smoke alarm did not go off.

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4 comments:

  1. ButtercreambarbieMarch 29, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Your texture looks fantastic! Love that first pic. thanks for baking with me this week. xoxo

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  2. NicoleMarch 29, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    II wonder what happened with the first batch? I don't think my food processor did as good as job as it could have mixing the butter evenly. The second batch looks good!

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  3. CindyMarch 30, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    What a fun cake, I do love all of the candles.

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