Italian wedding cookies are a classic Italian cookie that can be enjoyed year-round, but holiday season baking is when they really shine. These crisp, lightly sweet, snowball-like treats are often dusted with powdered sugar to resemble snow-covered wedding cakes. While there are many variations of this cookie, a few common ingredients include almonds, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and anise. While these cookies are delightful any time of year, they are especially popular during holidays like Christmas, when sharing delicious treats and spending time with loved ones are at the forefront of many people's minds.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES RECIPE
Easy and quick, this is the best Italian wedding cookies recipe. Loaded with walnuts & hazelnuts then coated in powder sugar like a snowball.
Provided by Florentina
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 325"F.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and 3/4 c of the powder sugar until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract and little by little the ground walnuts and hazelnuts. Mix until combined.
- Start adding in the flour little by little until mixed in.
- Prepare your largest cookie sheet and using a small spoon (or small ice-cream scoop) form the cookies into balls, the size of a golfball or smaller. You should have about 45 cookies.
- Arrange all the cookies on the baking sheet without touching each other.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated 325"F oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove the wedding cookies from the oven and allow them to cool off just for a few minutes before rolling them over the reserved powder sugar. It's best that they are still a little warm so the sugar coating sticks nicely.
- Arrange the cookies on a platter and dust with more powder sugar on top before serving.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 5 g, Calories 507.1 kcal, Carbohydrate 42.5 g, Protein 5.9 g, Fat 35.4 g, SaturatedFat 18.2 g, Cholesterol 74.3 mg, Sodium 197.3 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 12.5 g, UnsaturatedFat 14.7 g
ITALIAN COOKIES II
This is a delicious moist cookie which is a favorite of ours. You'll love it.
Provided by PGOETZ719
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 45m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and ricotta cheese. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the cheese mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the remaining butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk gradually until a spreadable consistency is reached. Frost cooled cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Cholesterol 20.8 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 68.6 mg, Sugar 12.2 g
ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES III
Also sometimes called 'Mexican wedding cookie', 'Russian tea cakes', or 'butterballs', can also be made into crescents. You can also substitute pecans and they are very good as well. This is the best version of these I have ever seen, it was given me by a friend who grew up in central Europe.
Provided by Chris Hetherington
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h20m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add confectioners' sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds and vanilla. Blend in flour gradually and mix well.
- Shape into balls (or crescents) using about 1 teaspoon for each cookie. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for 15-20 min. Do not brown. Cool slightly, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140 calories, Carbohydrate 11.5 g, Cholesterol 18.3 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 44.9 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES II
This recipe is an old time favorite of ours. All the kids love these and so do we! Hope you get all the nice compliments as I do when you make them.
Provided by Tonkcats
Categories Dessert
Time 12m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl break up the almond paste. Add the softened butter, sugar, eggs and almond extract. Beat batter until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the flour and the salt. Split the batter into thirds and add enough of the three different food colorings to each third to color the batter nicely.
- Spread the batters into three 9 x 13 and 1/4-inch deep aluminum baking pans. Be sure the batter is only about 1/8-inch thick or it will rise to high.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12 minutes.
- Cool. Remove baked and cooled cakes from pans and place on a cookie sheet or cutting board.
- Heat the jam and spread between the layers as you stack them.
- Spread the melted chocolate over the top layer and refrigerate. When stiff remove cookies from the refrigerator and let chocolate soften slightly before cutting into small rectangles.
ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cream butter in a bowl. Gradually add confectioners sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds and vanilla. Blend in flour gradually and mix well. Shape into crescents using about 1 teaspoon for each cookie. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Do not brown. Cool slightly, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar.
ITALIAN ALMOND COOKIES II
This cookie is very chewy on the inside and crisp on the outside, BUT the entire outside is coated in sliced almonds for a fantastic look and is absolutely delicious. It is well worth the effort.
Provided by MYRAMANI
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 35m
Yield 72
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together the almond paste, flour, egg whites, white sugar and confectioners' sugar until well blended. The mixture will be very sticky. Place the sliced almonds into a small bowl. Scoop out rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough and drop them into the almonds. Roll until completely coated. Place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115.6 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 7.4 mg, Sugar 9 g
ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES
Also sometimes called 'Mexican wedding cookie', 'Russian tea cakes', or 'butterballs', can also be shaped into crescents. You can also substitute pecans and they are very good as well. This is the best version of these I have ever seen, it was given me by a friend who grew up in central Europe.
Provided by Tonkcats
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 80 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add confectioners' sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Add almonds and vanilla.
- Blend in flour gradually and mix well.
- Shape into balls (or crescents) using about 1 teaspoon for each cookie.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for 15-20 minutes. Do not brown.
- Cool slightly, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 67.8, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 9.2, Sodium 61.1, Carbohydrate 5.3, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 1.3, Protein 1.1
ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP I
Coming from Rhode Island, a very ethnic state, this soup was traditionally served at Italian weddings. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
Provided by Star Pooley
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In medium bowl, combine meat, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, basil and onion powder; shape into 3/4 inch balls.
- In large saucepan, heat broth to boiling; stir in escarole, orzo pasta, chopped carrot and meatballs. Return to boil, then reduce heat to medium. Cook at slow boil for 10 minutes, or until pasta is al dente. Stir frequently to prevent sticking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.3 calories, Carbohydrate 43.3 g, Cholesterol 86.8 mg, Fat 14.2 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 27.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 1211 mg, Sugar 4 g
Important:
- For best results, use fresh, full-size oranges from the produce section of your grocery store. Bags of small, citrus-like oranges, typically used for decorating, are not suitable for making Italian wedding cookies and don't have enough orange zest to make the cookies flavorful.
- Be sure to zest the oranges very well using a citrus zester or a grater to get the most out of each orange. You should have about 3 tablespoons of orange zest total once you're finished.
- If you don't have a citrus zester or grater, you can simply peel the oranges and cut the peel into small pieces. However, using a zester will give you the maximum amount of orange zest in your cookies.
- You can use blanched almonds instead of walnuts if you prefer. To blanch almonds, first cut a small X-shape into the top of each almond. Then, place the almonds in a small pot of boiling water for about 1 minute, or until the skins start to split. Drain the almonds and immediately transfer them to a bowl of cold water. Peel the skins off the almonds and discard them. You can then use the peeled almonds in your recipe.
- Be sure to roll the cookies in powdered sugar multiple times as you shape them. This will help them to stay round and prevent them from sticking together.
- These cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Conclusion:
Italian wedding cookies are a classic Italian dessert that are perfect for any occasion. They're easy to make and can be customized with your favorite ingredients. The combination of orange zest, walnuts, and powdered sugar makes these cookies truly unique and delicious. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, be sure to give these cookies a try!
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