My friend Jordan was in town so obviously we had to get together and make cooks. This day has a simple theme: love.

Mexican Wedding Cakes! How Romantic! 

What’s with the love theme? I’ll explain.

Love Item 1: Christmas is over and the Valentine’s Day stuff is coming out in stores.

Let’s get baking.

Step 1: Gather ingredients: Flour, sugar, butter, pecans, salt, cinnamon, powdered sugar (not pictured).

I normally avoid pecans at all costs, but this one wouldn’t work without them. I struggled with this.

Step 2: In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and pecans. 

My KitchenAid mixer wasn’t feeling the love. I apologized.

Love Item 2: Anyone who knows us is aware that we’re mildly obsessed with Britney Spears. Jordan and I are going to her Vegas show in February. It opened on December 27 and our hearts ached that we couldn’t be there that day. Moral of this story: don’t question or challenge our love for Britney. We’ll defend her to the end.

Step 3: Add butter and pulse until dough is formed. 

Pretty easy.

Step 4: Form a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes. 

Don’t eat? Okay.

While we waited, we cheated and watched a short video of Britney performing. We don’t want to spoil any surprises, so we’re not going to watch any more.

I asked Jordan to line the baking sheet with parchment and she had some trouble.

Step 5: Pinch off into level tablespoons and roll into balls. 

Wait. Are you serious, Martha? PINCH OFF? I love you, girl.

Is this right?

Step 6: Bake for 20-25 minutes. 

Love Item 3: While I wait, I put on my perfume. I mean, we played the game Love Letter.

Can you feel the love tonight?

Step 7: Let cool, then roll in powdered sugar. 

Done! Now for the sad picture of one cookie.

You thought that I would be lonely…

Not as powdery as Martha’s, but I played it safe. I definitely choked on powdered sugar last time I ate these.

Link to original recipe

Yields: 24
I got: 24

Start time: 9:20
End time: 11:00 (1 hour, 40 mins)
Martha’s estimated time: 1 hour, 30 mins

What did I learn?

• I’m going to go crazy waiting until February to see Britney
• Pinching makes no sense
• If I wanna live fancy, I betta work bitch.

What do I need to learn? 

• How hard do I have to work, bitch?

I don’t see Jordan very often, so I had to take this opportunity to show the love.

I’ll never tell, tell on myself, but I hope she smells my cookies.