Sugar Free Mexican Wedding Cookies

Sugar Free Mexican Wedding Cookies are a classic holiday treat that are also known as "Snowball Cookies" or Russian tea cakes.

These tasty cookies are known best as a crumbly nutty and buttery cookie that is coated in powdered sugar.

What makes Sugar Free Mexican Wedding Cookies so good?

 
With just six ingredients, these cookies are relatively simple to make.

I like that these melt in your mouth cookies are especially impressive to serve thanks to the powdery coating.

Did you try my recipe for Sugar Free Hot Cocoa Cookies?

Those chewy cookies are flavored with unsweetened cocoa and topped with sugar free marshmallows. Both this recipe for Mexican Wedding Cookies and that recipe for Hot Cocoa Cookies are delicious cookie ideas that are made with no added sugar.

To make this recipe you will need sugar free powdered sugar. You can find sugar free powdered sugar here.

Why we like this wedding cookie recipe.

This is a simple and really different kind of cookie that tastes exceptionally good. We also like that this cookie can be made without all of the added sugar.

We like how easy it is to serve Mexican wedding cookies made with no added sugar.

• Serve these cookies as is with a cup of coffee or glass of milk on the side.
• Place these cookies on a charcuterie board with Sugar Free Nut Butter Dip and sliced apples.
• Sprinkle cookie crumbs over your Sugar Free Chocolate Ice Cream.
• Package these cookies in a cookie gift container for gift giving.

Ingredients needed to make mexican wedding cookies with no added sugar.

• Butter. Your butter should be softened enough to blend with other ingredients while being firm enough to hold a shape. If you are using unsalted butter you can add a half teaspoon of salt to your flour.
• Sugar Free Powdered Sugar. The sugar free powdered sugar will also be divided in this recipe.
• Sugar Alternative. Use a granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can also be baked with, for best results.
• Vanilla Extract. Pure vanilla extract offers the best flavor for these cookies.
• Flour. All purpose flour was used to make my cookies. You can use an alternative flour such as low carb all purpose or gluten free all purpose flour as long as it measures like regular all purpose flour.
• Pecans. The pecans should be chopped very fine. You can use a food processor if needed.

Expert Tip👉 It is a good idea to use a whisk or sifter to first break up any lumps in your sugar free powdered sugar. This will make it easier to dust the powdered alternative over your cookie.

How to make Sugar Free Mexican Wedding Cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes.
Bake Time: 20 minutes.
Cool Time: 1 hour.
Servings: 24 cookies.

• Start by outfitting your mixer with a paddle attachment and beating the butter for a minute to soften up. Then add the granular sugar alternative and a half cup of the powdered sugar alternative to bowl and beat until creamy.
• Scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl and then stir in the vanilla extract.
• Add the flour to the mixing bowl and mix until just combined. Then fold in the chopped nuts.
• Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate for about an hour to get firm.
• When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat your oven to 325 and prep your rimmed baking sheet(s) with parchment paper or with a baking mat.
• Use a cookie scoop to scoop out the dough, shape the cookies as desired (round, crescent, or puck for example) and place the cookies on to your baking sheet about two inches apart.
• Bake the cookies for 18 to 20 minutes or until the bottom sides of the cookies begin to brown.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and let them site for about ten minutes on the baking sheets. Meanwhile, place the remaining sugar free powdered sugar into a shallow bowl.
• Once the cookies are cool enough to touch, roll them in the powdered sugar alternative to coat them and then place the cookies on to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling. This step can be repeated if needed.
• You can sprinkle the remaining powdered alternative over the cookies while they are cooling.

Expert Tip👉 The size of your cookies will determine the number of cookies made. That is, using a smaller cookie scoop can yield more cookies than a larger scoop yields.

Tips for making the best melt in your mouth Mexican wedding cookies.

This cookie is crumbly mostly because there is no added egg to bind the ingredients together.
Because of this, the cookie dough is refrigerated before baking the cookies. Make sure that your dough is well chilled before making your cookies to allow the ingredients to hold together.

More helpful tips for you.

1. This cookie dough actually freezes well so that you can make part of the batch now and the rest later. To freeze your dough, first shape the dough into cookies and then freeze them on a baking sheet. Once set, you can transfer the set cookies to a freezer bag or similar freezer storage to make later.
2. Chopped pecans are commonly used in this cookie for both flavor to give them a crunchy element. Feel free to use another chopped nut, such as walnuts, or no nut at all if desired.
3. The last step in this recipe is to roll the still warm baked cookies in powdered sugar for coating. Do this while the cookies are still warm to help the powdered sugar alternative to stick to the cookies.