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Easy Italian Cookies

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Recipe

Make these delicious Italian cookies for a change, they are buttery and just right amount of sweetness. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.

 

Yield

36 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Ready

40 min
Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ pound butter
softened
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2 large eggs
beaten
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1 cup sugar
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons baking powder
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2 tablespoons vanilla extract
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½ cup powdered sugar
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2 tablespoons milk
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1 tablespoon anise extract
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1 x colored sprinkles
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
226.8 g butter
softened
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2 large eggs
beaten
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237 ml sugar
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946 ml all-purpose flour
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3E+1 ml baking powder
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3E+1 ml vanilla extract
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118 ml powdered sugar
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3E+1 ml milk
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15 ml anise extract
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1 x colored sprinkles
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Directions

For the dough, cream butter and sugar, add eggs and flavoring.

Mix well. Blend in flour and baking powder.

Work to form a soft pliable dough.

Cut off pieces of dough, the size of a walnut, roll to about ½ inch thickness, then shape into a curved 'S' shape about 2½ inch long or a straight 2½ inch pencil shape.

Bake in preheated oven 375℉ (190℃). until lightly brown about 15 to 20 minutes.

Make about 3 dozens of cookies.

Cookies may be iced or left plain.



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Comments


minnie

love these cookies ....

Isabella

These look really good! I'm doing a project on Italian culture and I think bringing these may get me extra credit!

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 32g (1.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 13038% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 3g 17%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg 8%
Sodium 41mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 2%
Sugars g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% Iron 4%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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