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1 Laugh.
2 Read.
3 Say please.
4 Floss.
5 Doubt.
6 Exercise.
7 Learn.
8 Don’t hate.
9 Cut the bullshit.
10 Chill.

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If you’ve ever had a Mexican wedding cookie, then you probably know how melt-in-your-mouth delicious they are. Similar to shortbread but with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground almonds mixed in, they are one of my very favorite baked treats. But what you may not know about these tasty morsels is that Mexican wedding cookies are almost as easy to make as simple chocolate chip cookies. So, to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and the start of wedding season, I asked my baker friend Lauren Lowstan to share her recipe with everyone here on LaurenConrad.com. Follow along below if you’re looking for a yummy new dessert to serve…

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Makes 30

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter room temperature
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ¾ cup powdered sugar for coating
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 cup ground almonds

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, salt, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground almonds to form your dough. Roll into 1-inch balls.
3. Bake for 8 minutes, until golden on the bottom.
4. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes only, and then toss in the remaining ¾ cup powdered sugar. You want the cookies to still be warm, or the sugar will not stick.

Voila! Simple to make, but so delicious. For a real treat, serve with a cup of Mexican hot cocoa or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Have you ever had a Mexican wedding cookie? What’s your favorite type of cookie to bake?

Leave a comment below!

XO Lauren

Photos: Yoni Goldberg for LaurenConrad.com

A Japanese TV show took three expert fencers and pitted them against 50 amateurs.

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Prepare yourself for a food coma when you get your hands on the tiered pizza cake - a mouth watering combination of the two best birthday foods, pizza and cake! With six artery clogging tiers of cheesy goodness, one slice is all it takes to send you into ecstasy.

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