Easy Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe

by Michael Brockley

Combine one cup of softened butter, one cup of powdered sugar, two cups of sifted flour, one cup of ground nuts, and one teaspoon of vanilla

Your family kept a small, wooden nativity display on a table in the living room. The infant was hidden behind the shed with the manger and Mary and Joseph already on display. The saints and animals looked as if they’d be painted by a holy card artist. One of the camels tucked in front of the baby had a naked wire in place of where a front leg would have been.

Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees F for about ten to fifteen minutes or until set.

One Christmas you gave your six brothers and three sisters kazoos as stocking stuffers. Your father, who rarely spoke with you, warned you not to do that again.

Pecans and almonds are traditionally used while walnuts and pistachios are a popular substitution.

The first Christmas you remember is the one when your mother had you open a small box with a Caravelle watch inside just before you left for Midnight Mass. You wore a camel sports coat with navy slacks. A long-sleeved pastel-blue Oxford covered the gift on your wrist

Roll the cookies in additional powdered sugar while still warm.