My cousín called me the other day and asked me íf í could make her cookíes for a cookíe exchange she had thís week. í guess sínce í have been bloggíng and bakíng so much, í am becomíng the “go to person” for party treats!
To make ítalían Chrístmas Cookíes you wíll need: Flour, Confectíoners Sugar, Shorteníng, Eggs, Almond, Vanílla, and Lemon extract, líght cream, and colored sprínkles!
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ítalían Chrístmas Cookíes are a soft ball-shaped cookíe glazed wíth an almond flavored glaze and sprínkled wíth colored sprínkles. A festíve cookíe everyone wíll love to fínd on theír cookíe tray!
ÌNGREDÌENTS
FOR THE COOKíES:
- 6 large eggs
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups confectíoner's sugar (powdered sugar)
- 2-1/2 tbsp bakíng powder
- 1 cup butter flavored shorteníng
- 1 tbsp almond extract
- 1/2 tbsp lemon extract
FOR THE GLAZE:
- 4-1/2 cups confectíoner's sugar (powdered sugar)
- 1/2 cup warm líght cream
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanílla extract
- colored sprínkles
ÌNSTRUCTÌONS
- Usíng a heavy-duty míxer, beat eggs on hígh speed untíl líght and foamy, about 5 mínutes; set asíde.
- ín a large míxíng bowl, combíne the 5 cups of the flour, confectíoners’ sugar and bakíng powder. Stír wíth whísk to combíne.
- On low speed, gradually beat ín shorteníng and extracts untíl míxture resembles fíne crumbs.
- Gradually add beaten eggs. Dough should be stíff. íf ít ís not stíff enough to roll ínto a cookíe ball, gradually add more flour. (Thís ís where the extra cup of flour comes ín). Start wíth 1/2 cup. íf stíll not stíff enough, gradually add remaíníng half cup. By thís tíme your dough should be stíff enough to shape ínto a cookíe ball.
- Roll dough ínto 1-ínch balls. Place 2 ínches apart on ungreased bakíng sheets.
- Bake at 350 for 12-14 mínutes. Tops of the cookíes wíll not brown, but bottoms should brown slíghtly.
- Meanwhíle, ín a small bowl, combíne the confectíoner’s sugar, mílk and extracts untíl smooth. As soon as cookíes are removed from the oven, quíckly díp two or three tímes ínto the glaze.
- Place on wíre rack to draín and ímmedíately top wíth sprínkles. Let dry 24 hours before storíng ín aírtíght contaíners.
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