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Imagine the aroma of freshly baked Mexican Sugar cookies filling your kitchen, tempting you to grab a cup of coffee, sit down, and savor the moment. These delightful cookies are not only easy to make, but also perfect for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations or family gatherings. So why not treat yourself and your loved ones to a batch of these scrumptious cookies?

Tastes just like the Mexican cookies you get from a real Mexican bakery! If you like that taste you will love these cookies. Loaded with traditional baking ingredients like sugar, butter, and flour, these sugar cookies keep things simple, classic, and tasty. 

The aroma of freshly baked cookies wafting through the air is simply irresistible. The perfect balance of sweetness from the sugar, richness from the butter, and the comforting flavor of flour come together in a heavenly treat.

These sugar cookies are a delightful reminder of the warmth and coziness of a Mexican bakery. Whether enjoyed with a cup of tea or shared with loved ones, these cookies are sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face. So go ahead, take a bite, and savor the delicious taste of homemade goodness!

What’s in Mexican Sugar Cookies?

All the ingredients you need for this recipe are probably in your pantry right now! 

Wet Ingredients: Salted Butter, salted and softened

Dry Ingredients: Sugar, Baking soda, and All-purpose flour

Spices: Nutmeg, Allspice, Salt, and Ground cinnamon

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How to make Mexican Sugar Cookies

  •  Beat butter with sugar in a stand mixer at medium to high speed for 30 seconds. 
  •  In a large bowl mix flour, baking soda, spices, and salt. Using a mixer (use the paddle attachment) add dry ingredients to the butter-sugar mixture and blend until the dough is pliable. 
  •  The dough may be a little crumbly, knead the dough to hold it together.
Mexican Sugar Cookies
  • Divide the dough in half. Add a couple of drops of red food coloring and work into the dough with your hands until the desired color. Do the same with the second half of the dough using the yellow food coloring( or any color you want) **Food coloring may dye hands. 
  •  Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in ½ cup of sugar (or cinnamon sugar). Place the balls 2 inches apart on parchment-lined cookie sheets and gently flatten them with the bottom of a glass jar.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Mexican sugar cookies

Store

Cool completely, and store in an airtight container or zip-lock gallon bag at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Baked cookies can be frozen after cooling in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

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Mexican Sugar Cookies

Eunice Huerta
The perfect cookie to grab some coffee, sit down, and dunk. Mexican Sugar cookies are easy to make and great to make for your Cinco de Mayo celebration or family gatherings.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup of sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • Pinch of ground nutmeg & ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar (set aside to roll cookies in)
  • Red and yellow food coloring

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF
  • Beat butter with a stand mixer at medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1/2 cup sugar, baking soda, spices, and salt beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer (use the paddle attachment). If the dough is crumbly, gently knead the dough with your hands.
  • Divide dough in half. Add a couple of drops of red food coloring and work into the dough with your hands until the desired color. Do the same with the second half of the dough using the yellow food coloring( or any color you want) **food coloring may dye hands.
  • Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in the ½ cup of sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on parchment-lined cookie sheets and gently flatten them with the bottom of a glass.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool completely, and store in an airtight container or zip-lock gallon bag.
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