A Top Chef Shares Secrets of Mexican Wedding Cookies & Barona Restaurant Month
By Executive Chef Jim Phillips
You’ll then be on your way to taking a personal tasting tour at the Barona Steakhouse, The Plaza, Sage Café, El Rancho Grande, or the Italian Cucina while taking advantage of the 50 percent off deal. And, you can’t beat Barona’s Seasons Fresh Buffet, offering all-you-can-eat dining, where you can also enjoy the Restaurant Month pricing for both lunch and dinner.
If you decide to head over to our Seasons Fresh Buffet during Restaurant Month, don’t hesitate to try our famous Mexican Wedding cookies. These melt-in-your mouth, nutty shortbread-like cookies are hand prepared daily by our chefs. They are one of the most popular desserts at the buffet where you can also enjoy dozens of other dishes from around the world.
A typical sweet served at traditional Mexican weddings, hence the name, these cookies are usually served after the wedding meal as a symbol of hope for a rich and full married life. The butter and sugar symbolize the richness of love and unity while the powdered sugar is said to represent purity. They are so delicious they are now served a round the world at other celebrations, holidays and any day.
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Ingredients:
Preparation: Using an electric mixer, paddle the butter until soft. Add all the ingredients and mix until smooth. Form into small 1 inch balls and bake at 350 degrees until slightly brown. Do not overcook. Roll in powdered sugar. Recipe yields four dozen cookies.
I know you’ll enjoy the recipe for the Mexican Wedding cookies and you hope you’ll take advantage of the great deals during Barona’s Restaurant Month!
September 19, 2010 at 4:11 am
In reference to the $100,000 “Ginormous” Jackpot: It reads as follows:
— The amount of cash awarded to the remaining players will be deducted from the $100,000 and the remaining amount will be split among the players at the winning table:
***50% to the losing hand***
**25% to the winning hand
**25% to be split among the remaining qualified players
My question is why does the losing hand at the table win the most amount of money? Shouldn’t the person who got the winning hand win the most amount of money?
September 21, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Hi Mark!
Thanks for the question. This bonus is what we call a “Bad Beat” Jackpot. It gives the person who has a strong hand, which in almost every case would win, but loses, a jackpot. So for this jackpot, if a person has Four ten’s or higher and loses, they will receive the biggest portion of the jackpot. I hope this clarifies the details for you. Let us know if you have any other questions!
September 26, 2010 at 10:26 pm
Thanks for sharing the Mexican Wedding Cookie recipe with us. It definitely is a great way to finish off a great buffet. We’ve been coming to Barona since the “circus tent” days and have always enjoyed our visits. The buffet is the best of any casino in the area by far. The casino staff is very personable and always helpful, the casino itself is very comfortable and clean…and I absolutely LOVE all the “greeters” on the drive in and in the parking garage. We’ve never stayed at the hotel yet, and I’m eager to give the spa a try. Thank you Barona, for making yours such a great destination!
September 27, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Thanks Joanne! Thanks for always coming out to see us! You have to check out the hotel soon, and the spa! : ) Thanks again!
December 4, 2010 at 10:40 pm
The food is always great at every restaurant at Barona, including the hot dog cart! Mexican Wedding Cookies are one of my favorite childhood memories of Christmastime, but my Mom called them Mexican Wedding Cakes. Either way, they are delicious!
May 21, 2012 at 3:07 pm
I love the food at Barnoa, and enjoy the coffee so much, what kind or type of coffee do they serve inside the restaurant , it is amazing