My Italian wedding cookies no nuts. Well, I personally have never had an Italian Wedding Cookie...as they're filled with nuts that I can't eat. But I had my partner and mom try them and they said they're very similar! So, hopefully those who need a nut free cookie will also enjoy these.
Italian Wedding Cookies are usually made with almond flour and chunks of nuts that mix with the butter and powdered sugar to create a great bite. However, since I can't eat them, I thought I would try to create something with a similar texture, but made for those of us who have allergies.
I made an oat flour by blending oats in a blender, and a nut like texture for the insides by cracking up graham cracker into some smaller pieces. Then making them very similar to the original cookies. I hope you like them!
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Ingredients for Wedding Cakes
- butter, softened at room temperature
- powdered sugar, extra ¼ cup for tossing (sifted once)
- salt
- vanilla extract
- oat flour (if you don't have oat flour, just blend/process old fashioned oats)
- graham crackers, crumbled to small pieces
How to make Wedding Cakes
1. In your mixer, mix butter, powdered sugar, salt, and flavoring. Mix until incorporated.
2. Slowly add in oat flour on slow-medium speed until completely mixed.
3. Use a rubber spatula and mix in the graham cracker pieces.
4. Place dough into refrigerator for 30 minutes to 8 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 400° F. Prepare 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
6. Roll dough into about 1" balls and roll until smooth. Place on prepared cookie sheets about 1" apart.
7. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until bottom of cookie is slightly golden brown.
8. Remove, cool for 3-5 minutes, then toss in powdered sugar, and keep cooling. More powdered sugar can be added later.
9. Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar extra ¼ cup for tossing (sifted once)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ¼ cups oat flour
- 3 graham crackers crumbled to small pieces
Instructions
- In your mixer, mix butter, powdered sugar, salt, and flavoring. Mix until incorporated.
- Slowly add in oat flour on slow-medium speed until completely mixed.
- Use a rubber spatula and mix in the graham cracker pieces.
- Place dough into refrigerator for 30 minutes to 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Prepare 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into about 1" balls and roll until smooth. Place on prepared cookie sheets about 1" apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until bottom of cookie is slightly golden brown.
- Remove, cool for 3-5 minutes, then toss in powdered sugar, and keep cooling. More powdered sugar can be added later.
- Enjoy!
Mama yam says
These are so so very good! I used gluten-free graham crackers along with the gluten free flour noted in recipe so that they were GF for gift giving to Gluten sensitive friends. So very good.
wilensamanda says
Oh fun! So glad they worked out for you!
Erica M says
These are the perfect replacement for anyone with a nut allergy! Loved the idea of having the crumbled graham crackers for the texture you'd normally get from the nuts.
wilensamanda says
Yes, thought that would be a good replacement! Glad you like them!