This morning I Googled "Mexican Wedding Cakes" and I found this site. It is called Junk Food News and you should totally check it out. This is the article that Google picked up on though..."World's Largest Wedding Cake: 15,032 Pounds". It is 17 feet tall, and it took me a minute to realize, but the decorators in the back are in a lift. This cake is sitting on the floor. Unbelievable.

But, here is the real thing. I have never made these before, but they've been my favorite cookie forever. I just made them about an hour ago, and I already have a stomach ache from eating so many. It's bad.
I Googled for the recipe, and I got it from here.
This is recipe copied from the site:
Mexican Wedding Cakes
Makes about 48
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-pupose flour
1 cup finely chopped almonds or pecans
1/4 teaspoon salt
powdered sugar
Pre-heat oven to 325 F. In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Blend well. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 15-20 minutes until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool slightly and roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely and reroll in powdered sugar.
You'll never believe this, but I didn't change anything. I just realized that I followed a recipe and won't change anything the next time. It's wonderful. :) The BEST PART about these cookies is that I can eat the dough and not worry about how many raw eggs I'm consuming. You might think I'm weird, but it's kind of a relief.
The dough after mixing.
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