Italian Wedding Cookies Mix

¾ cup confectioners' sugar

¾ tsp salt

1 ½ cups finely ground almonds

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

Place the 1/3 cup of confectioner's sugar in a small plastic bag or wrap up with plastic wrap and gather up with a twist tie.
Set aside. Sift together flour and salt. Layer ingredients in jar in this order: flour mixture, ground almonds and then the ¾ cup of confectioners' sugar. Place bag of confectioners' sugar on top. Seal and decorate jar as desired.

Attach to Jar:
Italian Wedding Cookies
1 Jar Italian Wedding Cookies Mix
1 ½ cups butter or margarine
5 ½ tsp vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 325°F .
Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add Italian Wedding Cookies Mix. Beat until light and fluffy.
Shape into balls (or crescents) using about 1 tsp for each cookie. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for 15-20 min. Do not brown. Cool slightly, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar.