Description
Delightful DIY wedding favor cookies bring a personal touch to your special celebration, creating sweet memories for you and your guests to cherish long after the big day.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 5 oz roasted salted almonds
Supporting Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Coating:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pulverize 5 oz roasted salted almonds with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar in a food processor until they resemble coarse sand.
- Cream ¾ cup softened unsalted butter with remaining 4 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract using a mixer for 3 minutes until fluffy.
- Gradually incorporate 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, and ground almond mixture into butter mixture until fully combined.
- Shape dough into ¾-inch balls using your palms, placing them 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake cookies at 325°F for 22-26 minutes, rotating sheets midway to ensure even browning. Watch for light golden bottoms.
- Remove cookies and let them rest on baking sheets for 3 minutes while still warm.
- Gently roll warm cookies in 4 cups powdered sugar for the first coating, ensuring gentle coverage.
- Allow cookies to cool completely, then roll again in powdered sugar for a smooth, elegant finish.
Notes
- Use freshly roasted almonds for the best flavor and texture in these wedding favor cookies.
- Roll the dough balls gently to keep them uniform and ensure even baking across the batch.
- Let the cookies cool slightly before the first powdered sugar coating to help the sugar adhere perfectly.
- For gluten-free guests, substitute the all-purpose flour with a high-quality gluten-free flour blend to make these cookies accessible to everyone.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 22-26 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 214
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg