Italian Wedding Cookies
You can roll in balls or shape in the traditional crescent shape.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients:
| 1 1/2 cups | (3 sticks) salted butter |
| 3/4 cup | powdered sugar + ? cup for rolling |
| 1 1/2 cups | finely ground almonds |
| 4 teaspoons | vanilla extract |
| 3 cups | sifted flour |
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325
In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 3/4 cup powdered sugar.
Beat in ground almonds and vanilla extract.
Gradually beat in flour until completely combined.
Measure out about 21/2 teaspoons(using your tiny cookie scoop) or eyeball it, and roll into balls or shape into crescents.
Place onto an un-greased cookie sheet and bake about 15 minutes.
Do not allow to brown or they will become too crumbly.
Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes and transfer to wire rack.
Cool for an additional 5 minutes and toss in the remaining ? powdered sugar.
Store in covered container at room temperature.
Can be made several days in advance.
Source: thehungryhousewife.com
