Cardamom Wedding Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter softened
• 23 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 each lemon zest grated
• 1 each orange zest grated
• 1 cup flour
• all-purpose
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons cardamom seeds ground
• 1 cup almonds chopped
• 1 cup powdered sugar sifted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
2. In a mixer bowl beat butter and confectioners' sugar together until light.
3. Beat in vanilla and grated peels.
4. Sift together flour, whole wheat flour, cornstarch, and cardamom and add to butter mixture.
5. Mix at low speed until almost combined, then add ground nuts and mix until combined.
6. Shape into nickel-sized balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
7. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
8. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes, then roll in sifted confectioners' sugar and let finish cooling completely on a rack.
9. Roll again in confectioners' sugar and store in an airtight container.