Chocolate Dipped Mexican Sugar Wafer Cookies

Chocolate dipped Mexican Sugar Wafer Cookies is the ultimate edible Christmas gift idea. Made in under 5 minutes and it only requires 3 ingredients. It’s the perfect edible gift for the Holidays.

Crunchy wafer cookies filled with delicious cream come in various colors. Sweet, crunchy, and addicting my Abuelita always had these sweet babies on-hand when we visited her in Brownsville, Texas.

My favorite are the chocolate ones, but my mami loves the pink ones. Once when enjoying them with her afternoon coffee she told me they were the shade of amor.  This little sentiment always stuck with me.

Today I’m adding this childhood favorite cookie, the Mexican wafer to one of the easiest edible gifts – chocolate dipped Mexican sugar wafer cookies just in time for Christmas!

My Chocolate dipped Mexican sugar wafer Cookies are probably one of the easiest treats you can make and still call homemade….cause you know…you made them at your casita.. ahaha

I used vanilla wafers, pero you can use the wafer you love for this easy holiday recipe. I topped them with red sprinkles for a touch of Christmas red.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE CHOCOLATE DIPPED MEXICAN SUGAR WAFER COOKIES

Mexican sugar wafer cookies: I used vanilla for this recipe for a Holiday pop from the red sprinkles, pero you can use strawberry or chocolate. 

White chocolate chips: for the background of the red sprinkles, pero you can use chocolate with red sprinkles, or white with green sprinkles, fun!

Sprinkles: I used red, pero green would be pretty or silver or gold. 

Parchment paper: Line the baking sheet to allow the chocolate to harden. 

Baking sheet: Place the chocolate dipped wafers on a parchment lined baking sheet. 

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE DIPPED MEXICAN SUGAR WAFER COOKIES

Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Microwave white chocolate chips on high until melted; stir until smooth.  

Dip the end of each of the wafer cookies into the melted chocolate.

Place the cookies on a baking sheet.

Top with sprinkles.

Set aside for at least 2 hours until firm or refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Let the chocolate harden before removing them from cookie sheet.

WHAT ARE MEXICAN SUGAR WAFERS

Mexican wafer cookies are a sandwich type of cookie made of thin, flat crisp wafers with a sweet cream filling. The cookies have a waffle top surface and come in various flavors.

The most popular flavors are chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. Gamesa is one of Mexico’s most popular cookie manufacturer who produces these widely poplar Mexican sugar wafers cookies.  El Mexican is also a popular Mexican brand who produced sugar wafers.

You can buy them online at MexGrocer , Latin grocery stores or they can be found in the cookie aisle fo the grocery store. Mexican sugar wafer cookies have become very popular here in South Texas leading HEB to produce their own line of sugar wafer cookies.

MAS MEXICAN SUGAR WAFER RECIPES:

If you love this recipe por supuesto you will love

Mexican Wafer Bark

Mexican Wafer No Bake Cheesecake

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CHOCOLATE DIPPED MEXICAN SUGAR WAFER COOKIES

Author: Vianney Rodriguez

Ingredients

• MEXICAN SUGAR WAFER COOKIES
• WHITE CHCOLATE CHIPS
• SPRINKLES
• PARCHMENT PAPER
• BAKING SHEET

Instructions

1. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Microwave white chocolate chips on high until melted; stir until smooth.
3. Dip the end of each of the wafer cookies into the melted chocolate.
4. Place the cookies on a baking sheet.
5. Top with sprinkles.
6. Set aside for at least 2 hours until firm or refrigerate for 20 minutes.
7. Let the chocolate harden before removing them from cookie sheet.