Italian Wedding Cookies
Cook Time
10 mins
Italian Wedding Cookies - crumbly buttery shortbread cookies with ground almonds and white sugary coating that melt in your mouth.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Keyword:
italian wedding cookies
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (225 g) butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 drops almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 100 g (3.5 oz) ground almonds
- powdered sugar for rolling
Instructions
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Mix butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and almond extract either by hand or using food processor.
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Add flour and salt and mix until blended.
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Add ground almonds and keep mixing until large lumps of dough form.
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Take about 1 tablespoon of dough and form into a ball. Place each ball on a baking tray covered with baking paper. Repeat until all of the dough is used.
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Bake Italian Wedding Cookies in 204 C (400 F) preheated fan oven for about 7 minutes (regular ovens may need a few minutes more). Cookies should not turn brown.
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Let cookies cool enough that they are still warm to the touch, but can be handled without breaking (about 5-10 minutes). Roll cookies in powdered sugar and let cool completely.
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When cookies are totally cooled, roll them in powdered sugar one more time.
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Store in an air tight container with a paper towel between rows of cookies.