Pecan Sandies Cookie Recipe (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

Pecan Sandies, Mexican Wedding Cookies, or Snowball Cookies, these little cookies powdered with confectioner’s sugar are delicious, no matter the name, and are favorites for celebrations and holidays!

These scrumptious little cookies have many names. They are called everything from Pecan Sandies to Mexican Wedding Cookies, Snowball Cookies, Tea Cookies, or even Snow Cookies, as my son named them when he was a toddler. Usually, what you call them depends on what name they were given when you enjoyed them as a child. When I was growing up, my mother would make these delectable cookies that my daddy called Pecan Sandies. The delicate, delicious little bites of crumbly, buttery cookie encased in a dusting of powdery confectioner’s sugar were always a special treat that we loved! She made them for showers or brunches – and always at Christmas.

• 1 cup (226 g) butter
• 1/2 cup (61.75 g) confectioner’s sugar, plus more for rolling baked cookies
• 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (114 g) chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon (4.7 g) vanilla extract