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My teenage son came home from school one day and asked if I would make one of “these recipes”, then proceeded to hand me several different Mexican cookie varieties. He needed them for a “Fiesta” they were having on the last day of school prior to Christmas break. Turned out we had a snow day that day, so none of the other kids at school got to have any, we ate them all ourselves ;-)
These are pretty good. They have a lovely presentation and have a buttery sugar cookie taste. The recipe that I chose to make comes from All Recipes.
My only “note” on this one is that they do bake up quite a bit, as you can see from the comparison photo below, so make sure you leave enough room between cookies on the cookie sheet.
Mexican Cookie Rings
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup white sugar
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 tablespoons multicolored sprinkles (jimmies) (optional)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolks and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in the dry ingredients.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Push your thumb through center of each ball and shape dough into a ring. Dip top of each ring in decorating candies. Place cookies onto the prepare baking sheets.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the baking sheets and let cool on racks.
You’ve gotta love butter cookies and yours look so good and I love the sprinkles. Yes our 11 yr old came home yesterday and said , Oh I signed up to bring cookies for the party…tomorrow. Her name is Amamnda too! Merry Christmas Amanda!
I’ve had a variation of this cookie growing up. It’s a great cookie with hot chocolate.
Sounds like you are a great mom!! PS … so jealous you got such a steal on that ice cream maker!!!!! nice!
Yum! I’m going to have to give these a try.
They turned out so pretty and festive! Did you son help to make them?
You can never have too many sprinkles! My boys would go nuts for those.
Happy Holidays!
I’m having a giveaway on my blog.
I love butter cookies! Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas Amanada! Your cookies look very festive!
These cookies look very festive and “Mexican.” The egg yolks make them very tender, I’m sure.
Those are adorable! I’ve never seen them before… how cute they are.
Thank you for this recipe. I am the storytime teacher at our local library and we are having an end of summer fiesta, and I was searching for some cookies for the party. Several of the Mexican cookie recipes I found didn't sound like anything the kids would actually eat (they are preschool age and of course picky and suspicious of any food that looks or smells strange) and these ring cookies look like something they'd be willing to try and easy enough for me to make. I'm not a huge baker, and I need something easy enough that it will actually turn out right. Thanks again.
oh the kids will love these, how fun! Sprinkles are always a hit with kids and yes, the recipe is easy. Enjoy!