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Italian Cookies
These Italian Cookies are mild, tender, and delicious almond flavored cookies, coated with icing, and are easily customized to suit any occasion or holiday!
👥 36 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Amy Flanigan📖 bellyfull
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
baking powder3 teaspoons
3
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 teaspoonteaspoon almond extract1/2
4
Using a cookie scoop, shape dough into 1 1/2-inch sized balls. Place on baking sheets at least 1-inch apart (do not flatten.)
5
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.
6
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 teaspoonteaspoon almond extract1/2
7
Dip the tops of cookies in the icing; allow excess to drip off. Place back on the parchment paper and top with the sprinkles; let stand until completely set and enjoy!
sprinkles
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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