italian "s" or sandwich cookies

Name: Italian "S" or Sandwich Cookies
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3 - eggs; 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond flavor..or more if you like; 1 cup(s) plus 1 tbls. crisco shortening; 2 tablespoon(s) butter; 1/4 cup(s) milk; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 4 1/2 cup(s) flour; 2 tablespoon(s) baking powder

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Roberta Savio

Swfl, FL

Updated on Oct 28, 2011

My grandmother made these in shapes of "s" and also candycane shapes. They also make great sandwich cookies that we filled with raspberry jam or really any jam you like. Then we would dip them in melted chocolate, then in sprinkles of all kinds of colors and chopped nuts.

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Ingredients

3 - eggs
1/2 teaspoon almond flavor..or more if you like
1 cup plus 1 tbls. crisco shortening
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder

How To Make italian "s" or sandwich cookies

Step 1

beat eggs and almond flavor in a small bowl, melt crisco shortening and butter-cool slightly and add to egg mixture

Step 2

add milk and sugar, beat until smooth
Step 3

Mix flour and baking powder and blend together with egg mixture.
Step 4

Either roll out to form snakes to make "s" cookies or roll into logs to make sandwich cookies. Any size is good , we make ours about 1/2 to an inch round.
Step 5

bake on greased cookie sheet and bake for about 10-12 minutes until firm but not brown, cool add jam for sandwich cookies.
Step 6

Instead of buying colored sugars we just made our own with food coloring, shredded coconut is also nice to use
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