Italian Wedding Cookies Recipe
Nutty, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth, these Italian Wedding Cookies are a perfect treat for holidays, baby showers, or bridal parties. Use my easy recipe to make them.
Servings: 40 pieces
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw almonds
- 1 and ½ cups unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar plus more for rolling the cookies
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Add almonds to a grinder and pulse to make a powder. The powder should not be very fine.
- Whisk butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. I used a handheld wire whisk, but you can use a stand mixer or electric hand mixer.
- Add the almond powder and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix well using a silicone spatula.
- Add flour and mix until combined. You can use your hands to bring everything together.
- Make rounds (small lime-sized) from the mixture and line them on the baking tray at a 1-inch distance. Do not overcrowd the tray. Bake the cookies in batches.
- Keep the tray in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and cool them for 5 minutes. Roll the cookies on confectioner’s sugar. Cool completely and serve.
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Notes
While grinding the almonds, make sure to pulse them for a few seconds and then stop and scrape the sides of the grinder. It will prevent them to turn into almond butter.
You can easily, half, double, or triple this recipe.
Use a small scoop to make cookie dough balls. They will be equal in size and look good.
Nutrition
Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 213IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
