How To Make Italian Wedding Cookies
These Italian wedding cookies are all-occasion goodies that only need six ingredients to make. The almonds lend this light & buttery cookie some nuttiness.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupsunsalted butter
- 2cupspowdered sugar,divided
- ½tspsalt
- 2½cupsalmonds,divided
- 1tbspvanilla extract
- 3cupsflour
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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Add 1½cups of the almonds to a food processor and pulse until the almonds are ground into a sand-like texture.
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To a stand mixer add the butter and cream on medium speed for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
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Add in ¾ cup powdered sugar and salt.
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Add ground almonds and vanilla extract.
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On low speed add in the flour until just combined.
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Add in the chopped almonds for just 5 seconds until mixed in.
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Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silpat.
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Scoop 1 tablespoon sized scoops of dough onto the cookie sheets.
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Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, watching carefully to make sure they don’t brown.
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After the cookies cool for about 5 minutes, roll them in the remaining powdered sugar to coat, let them sit 1 minute then roll a second time to get a nice powdery coating.
Nutrition
- Calories: 190.20kcal
- Fat: 12.73g
- Saturated Fat: 5.25g
- Trans Fat: 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.13g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.56g
- Carbohydrates: 16.79g
- Fiber: 1.52g
- Sugar: 7.03g
- Protein: 3.26g
- Cholesterol: 20.34mg
- Sodium: 33.81mg
- Calcium: 30.67mg
- Potassium: 86.88mg
- Iron: 0.50mg
- Vitamin A: 64.70µg
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