Cypriot Wedding Cookies

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and reduces saturated fat.

ground almonds

🥗Healthier: ground walnuts

💰Cheaper: ground sunflower seeds

Ground walnuts provide similar texture and flavor.

Mix semolina flour, milk, butter, powdered sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl.

Let the dough rest for four hours.

Grind almonds in a food processor until chunky.

Mix ground almonds, butter, powdered sugar, and cinnamon together to make the filling.

Use a larger ice cream scoop (about 2 ounces) to shape the cookie dough into balls.

Cover the shaped cookie dough with a towel to prevent drying.

Use a smaller ice cream scoop to shape the filling into balls.

Flatten the cookie dough balls, place the filling in the center, and seal the dough around the filling.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the cookies for 25 minutes.

Spray the cookies with orange blossom water after baking.

Roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar until coated.

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