Italian wedding cookies are shortbread-like cookies that are tossed in powder sugar and made with only a few simple ingredients!
All you will need for this recipe is flour, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, almond flour, and plenty of powdered sugar! These cookies are a no-chill recipe, and can't be easier!
If you like buttery cookies, check out our almond snowball cookies, lemon curd cookies, lemon cooler cookies, sugar cookies, Linzer cookies, and our twix cookies.
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Why this recipe works
- It is a no-chill cookie recipe!
- These are perfect for gifting!
- Made with a few simple ingredients that you may find in your kitchen.
- Melt in your mouth delicious cookies.
- Coated with plenty of powdered sugar!
Ingredients
Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.
Full measurements are in the recipe card below.
Butter- use unsalted butter for this recipe. Only butter will work for this recipe, no margarine, and no coconut oil. Margarine has a weird taste and can ruin the flavor of these delicious cookies.
Granulated sugar– we like to use granulated sugar, also the most common sugar used in baking. Caster sugar will work great as well.
Flour– we used all-purpose flour for this recipe. cake flour will work great as well.
Almond flour- you will need almond flour for this recipe. We used store-bought almond flour. The package should say "almond flour" or "fine almond meal".
Vanilla extract- adds extra flavor.
Kosher salt- you will need about ⅓ teaspoon of kosher salt for this recipe.
Powder sugar- you will need powder sugar for this recipe. you don’t have to buy powder sugar, you can simply make it at home by blending granulated sugar in a blender or food processor.
Instructions
Preheat an oven to 180c (350f) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Into a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the softened butter, vanilla extract, salt, and granulated sugar and mix with an electric hand mixer until well combined and creamy.
Add the almond flour and mix until combined.
Add the flour and mix until just combined and there are no lumps of flour showing.
Scoop out about 1 tablespoon of the batter and shape it into a ball. We used a small cookie scoop to scoop out the cookies, this way they are even in size and will bake evenly.
Place the cookie dough balls on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 11 minutes.
Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes. Fill a medium mixing bowl with powdered sugar and roll each cookie in the powdered sugar. Serve and Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly.
- Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist and tender cookies and not dense and dry cookies.
- Use a cookies scoop to scoop out the cookies, that way you will have even-sized cookies, plus it ensures that your cookies bake evenly.
- Make sure that your butter is at room temperature. An hour or two before making these cookies, take the butter out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. The butter should be soft to the touch. If your butter is too cold, it will be harder to mix and there will be lumps of butter in the dough.
- Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
- Line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat! This step helps the cookies to bake evenly, and it makes sure that your cookies release easily from the pan.
- Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.
Faq's
These cookies will last for up to 5 days stored at room temperature in an airtight container.
We use all-purpose flour for these cookies. Cake flour will work great as well.
These cookies have a taste and texture similar to shortbread and snowball cookies. They melt in your mouth and have a delicious powder sugar exterior.
Storing
It’s okay to store these cookies at room temperature. Make sure that you store them in an airtight container.
Freezing
We love freezing this dough, and we do it all the time. Simply, follow the instructions as written and make the dough, then cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it into a freezer-friendly airtight ziplock bag, and freeze the cookie dough for up to 3 months.
When ready to make these cookies, thaw them in the fridge overnight and follow the instructions as written.
Substitutions
Dairy-free - If you are dairy-free, replace the butter with vegan butter or plant-based butter. Do not use margarine. It will change the flavor of these cookies and leave a weird taste.
Variations
Nuts- swap the almond flour with pecan flour or any of your favorite nut flour if you dont have almond flour available.
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📖 Recipe
Italian Wedding Cookies
Ingredients
- 115 g Butter softened
- ⅓ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ⅓ cup Granulated sugar more 2 tbsp
- 1 cup Almond flour
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Powder sugar to roll
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 180c (350f) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Into a medium sized mixing bowl, add the softened butter, vanilla extract, salt, and granulated sugar and mix with an electric hand mixer until well combined and creamy.
- Add the almond flour and mix until combined.
- Add the flour and mix until just combined and there are no lumps of flour showing.
- Scoop out about 1 tablespoon of the batter and shape it into a ball. We used a small cookie scoop to scoop out the cookies, this way they are even in size and will bake evenly.
- Place the cookie dough balls on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 11 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes. Fill a medium mixing bowl with powder sugar and roll each cookie in the powder sugar. Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly.
- Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist and tender cookies and not dense and dry cookies.
- Use a cookies scoop to scoop out the cookies, that way you will have even-sized cookies, plus it ensures that your cookies bake evenly.
- Make sure that your butter is at room temperature. An hour or two before making these cookies, take the butter out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. The butter should be soft to the touch. If your butter is too cold, it will be harder to mix and there will be lumps of butter in the dough.
- Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
- Line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat! This step helps the cookies to bake evenly, and it makes sure that your cookies release easily from the pan.
- Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.
Richelle
Would almond extract work well in these cookies? We love almond flavor. Just curious if you've tried this.
RichandDelish
I didn't try this but it should work perfectly!