Danish Wedding Cookies Recipe

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
**1/2 cup walnuts, ground
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract

Confectioners sugar for coating

**Optionally, you can use Almonds or Pecans, if you prefer

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Use an electric mixer and cream sugar and butter in a large bowl until blended. Add cream cheese, increase speed to high, and beat until light and fluffy. This takes about 2 minutes. Make sure to scrape down sides with spatula occasionally while blending. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Gently fold in flour and walnuts and stir until blended.

Lightly flour hands and roll dough into 1-inch balls. Gently press balls flat. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet until lightly browned and puffy, about 14 to 18 minutes.

Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for about 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool a little. While cookies are still warm, gently toss them in confectioners sugar. Place them back on the wire rack to cool completely.