As anyone who follows college football knows, last weekend was the much hyped about Bama-LSU game or as every sports journalist, host, etc. was calling it, “The Game of the Century.” I called my daddy early that day and asked him who he thought was going to remain undefeated and said I was going to be with the Tide on this one. He paused and told me, “No, Lauren. It’s going to be LSU.” Well, I decided to make it interesting and bet him that if Alabama didn’t win, I would bake him his favorite cookies (Mexican wedding cakes) when I’m home for Thanksgiving. If Alabama won, I chose the dinner menus for the nights I’m home.
Moral of the story: Fathers know best. After the LSU victory in overtime, I received the following text from my dad: “I’ll take a glass of milk with those cookies, please.” What a sassy man! And then I wonder where I get my sass from!
So, come Thanksgiving break, I will be paying up and baking my dad all the cookies he would like. Here’s my recipe for Mexican wedding cakes:
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
8 tablespoons of confectioner’s sugar
2 cups of all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix all the ingredients together with a mixer until well blended.
Roll dough into small balls (For even cooking, make sure the balls are the same size).
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Cool completely and then roll in the additional confectioner’s sugar.
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These cookies will taste delicious and if you’re my father, they will probably taste like victory!
