Dessert for 6

Italian Wedding Cookies

Name: Italian Wedding Cookies
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 3/4 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups almond; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cups confectioners sugar for rolling

$8.36for 445 minServes 6

These buttery almond cookies bake until pale and tender, then roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm.

Photo: gonnawantseconds.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 12 oz$0.40/oz typical	12 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 6.75 oz$0.70/oz typical	6.75 oz	$4.72Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.54

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlour

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$2.09 per serving$8.36 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups almond
1 tbsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cups confectioners sugar for rolling

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment.
Beat the butter, three-fourths cup confectioners' sugar, and salt until creamy.
Mix in the almonds and vanilla, then stir in the flour until a soft dough forms.
Shape the dough into small balls and place them on the baking sheets.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the bottoms are lightly golden.
Roll the warm cookies in the remaining confectioners' sugar and cool completely.