Reader’s Recipes: Susan’s Italian Cookies
Servings: 54 cookies
Ingredients
cookies
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon or anise extract
- 4 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 4 cups flour
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F
- Beat together the eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, and lemon or anise extract.
- Mix in the baking powder, salt, and flour until well combined.
- Roll dough into 1" balls and place about 2 inches apart on parchment lined cookie sheets.
- Bake 9 - 11 minutes (cookies should not brown).
- Place on wire rack to cool. Then frost and decorate as described below.
- To make the frosting, whisk together the butter and vanilla and then whisk in enough confectioners sugar to make a frosting. Add about a tablespoon of milk at a time until you get a drizzling consistency.
- Liberally drizzle over cookies and immediately sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles. Leave until frosting sets.
Notes
- I suggest making the cookies as Susan says, with a drizzle of frosting. But if you want to make them like I did, you'll need at least a double batch of the frosting recipe, and just add enough milk to make a spreadable consistency.
- If you'd like to make these ahead, freeze the plain baked cookies and frost them when ready to serve.
- If you want to make the authentic Italian cookie, you can find anise extract HERE.
Nutrition
Calories: 101 kcal · Carbohydrates: 15 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 4 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 0.04 g · Cholesterol: 14 mg · Sodium: 10 mg · Potassium: 45 mg · Fiber: 0.3 g · Sugar: 7 g · Vitamin A: 37 IU · Calcium: 16 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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