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Christmas Italian Cookies
These Christmas Italian Cookies have a tender melt-in-your-mouth texture. Mildly almond flavored, coated with icing, and topped with red and green sprinkles, they're pretty and festive on a holiday cookie platter.
👥 36 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Amy Flanigan📖 bellyfull
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- whisk
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2
Whisk
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In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
baking powder3 tsp
4
Beat
5
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and almond extract. Gradually add in the flour mixture until combined.
large eggs3almond extract1 tsp½ tsp almond extract
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Shape
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Using a cookie scoop for uniformity and consistent baking, shape dough into 1½ inch sized balls. Place on baking sheets at least 1-inch apart (do not flatten.) The balls of dough should be completely smooth to reduce the amount of cracking during baking.
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Bake for ⏱️ 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are just slightly golden brown. Remove from oven and transfer to wire racks to cool completely before icing.
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Combine
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For the Icing: in a small bowl, combine the powdered sugar, milk, corn syrup, almond extract, and salt until smooth (add more powdered sugar if it's too thin or more milk if it's too thick. It should be thick, but drizzling consistency.)
almond extract1 tsp½ tsp almond extract
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Dip the tops of cookies in the icing; allow excess to drip off. Place back on the parchment paper and top with the nonpareils; let stand until completely set and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
134 kcal
fat Content
5 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
13 g
sodium Content
8 mg
protein Content
2 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
16 mg
carbohydrate Content
21 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3 g
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