Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies Recipe (aka Snowball Cookie)

December 19, 2025
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One of my favorite christmas cookie recipes my family made was mexican wedding cake cookies These white, powdered-sugar-covered balls melt in your mouth! I love that wedding cake snowball have a rich buttery taste with a hint of peanuts to balance out the sugar. Plus these wedding cake cookies are quick and easy to make! Come see our mexican snowball cookies and whip up a batch to enjoy this December or January!

One of my favorite christmas cookie recipes my family made was Mexican wedding cakes These white, powdered-sugar-covered balls melt in your mouth! I love that wedding cake snowball have a rich buttery taste with a hint of peanuts to balance out the sugar. Plus these wedding cake cookies are quick and easy to make! Come see our mexican snowball cookies and whip up a batch to enjoy this December or January!

Mexican Wedding Cakes

One of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes that my family made is definitely Mexican wedding cakes. These delightful little treats, also known as snowball cookies, are the epitome of holiday sweetness! With their powdered-sugar-covered exterior, they literally melt in your mouth and leave you craving more. What I love most about these cookies is their rich buttery taste, perfectly balanced by a hint of peanuts that cuts through the sweetness. It’s a combination that feels like a warm hug during the colder months!

Not only are they delicious, but they are also incredibly easy and quick to make, making them a perfect choice for busy holiday schedules. Whether you’re baking with family or whipping up a batch to share with friends, these cookies bring everyone joy and nostalgia. Imagine the smell of buttery cookies wafting through your home, creating an atmosphere of warmth and togetherness.

December and January are the perfect months to indulge in these Mexican wedding cakes. They are not only a great addition to any holiday gathering, but they also make for wonderful gifts wrapped in festive packaging. Plus, they store well, so you can enjoy them throughout the season.

I invite you to come see our Mexican snowball cookies and try your hand at this easy recipe. It’s a wonderful way to create lasting memories with loved ones while enjoying the festive spirit. Let’s fill our homes with the sweet taste of tradition this holiday season by baking a batch of these fantastic cookies! Trust me, once you try them, you’ll understand why they hold a special place in my heart.

We have lots more yummy recipes to choose from including candy cane cookies, adorable Christmas Reindeer Cookies, pretty mint meltaway cookies, tasty easy peanut brittle, and cute checkerboard cookies Christmas.

butter all purpose flour powderd sugar salt vanilla extract chopped nuts (I use peanuts)

wedding cake snowball

All you need to whip up a bath of these cute snow ball cookies are a few common ingredients to probably already have in your kitchen:

  • butter
  • all purpose flour
  • powderd sugar
  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • chopped nuts (I use peanuts)
cream together butter egg vanilla and powdered sugar

wedding cake cookies

Preheat the oven to 400 F.

I like to use my food processort to make mixing this dough super quick and simple. But if you prefer, you can use a bowl.  Mix powdered sugar,  softened butter, and vanilla extract thoroughly until creamy.

Now add all purpose flour, salt, and chopped nuts until well combined.

mexican snowball cookies

Now add all purpose flour, salt, and chopped nuts until well combined.

Optional: chill the dough for about 30 minutes.

Roll the dough in small 1” balls and place on an ungreased sheet. I

snowball mexican wedding cookies

Roll the dough in small 1” balls and place on an ungreased sheet. I like to put parchment paper down first to make clean-up a breeze.

NOTE: These cookies will not spread.

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Bake 10 minutes or just until set.

Mexican wedding cookies

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While they are still warm, roll the cookies in extra powdered sugar.

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These cookies are so pretty in between colorful cookies and candy pieces on your Christmas cookie platter.

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mexican wedding cake cookies

These are also fun to serve in January as yummy snowball cookies!

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Don’t overcook or you will dry them out. These will melt in your mouth leaving a yummy powdered sugar taste at the end!

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These were always my favorite cookies my Dad made growing up. They were not too sweet, but bite-size little buttery balls that are oh-so-delicious!

These pretty white snowball cookies make the perfect addition to your Chrsitmas Cookie platters! These bite-size mexican wedding cakes have a yummy buttery taste with a nutty undertone. Here is our family favorite snowball cookie recipe for you to try these mexican wedding cake cookies too. While these are not "new" there are so many different wedding cookies recipe options and it can be overwhelming! This mexican wedding cake recipes is the one my family has used since I was a little girl - my favorite my Dad made. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

snowball wedding cake

Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies are on of my favorite christmas cookie recipes! These snowballs are a buttery cookie covered in powdered sugar.

One of my favorite christmas cookie recipes my family made was Mexican wedding cakes These white, powedered sugar covered, balls melt in your mouth! I love that snowball cookies have a rich buttery taste with a hint of peanuts to balance out the sugar. Plus these mexican wedding cake cookies are quick and easy to make! Come see our mexican wedding cake recipes and whip up a batch to enjoy this December or January!

Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies

Beth Gorden
One of my favorite christmas cookie recipes my family made was Mexican wedding cakes These white, powedered sugar covered, balls melt in your mouth! I love that snowball cookies have a rich buttery taste with a hint of peanuts to balance out the sugar. Plus these mexican wedding cake cookies are quick and easy to make! Come see our mexican wedding cake recipes and whip up a batch to enjoy this December or January!
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Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine christmas, cookies, Mexican
Servings 3 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar plus extra for rolling the cookies in
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts I use Peanuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. In a bowl mix powdered sugar, softened butter, and vanilla extract thoroughly until creamy. Now add all purpose flour, salt, and chopped nuts until well combined. Optional: chill the dough for about 30 minutes.
  • Roll the dough in small 1” balls and place on an ungreased sheet. I like toput parchment paper down first to make clean-up a breeze.
    NOTE: These cookies will not spread.
  • Bake 10 minutes or just until set. While they are still warm, roll the cookies in extra powdered sugar.
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Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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7 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    These came out perfectly. Super yummy!

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  2. 5 stars
    These cute cookies are so tasty! They melt in my mouth!

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  4. 5 stars
    So glad I found this recipe – these are the best mexican wedding cakes I’ve every tried.

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  5. 5 stars
    So buttery and addictive! Yum

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  6. 5 stars
    Love this recipe, thanks

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  7. 5 stars
    My new favorite Christmas cookie

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