Italian Christmas Cookies From Mr. Food
By
LINDA BAILEY
@miffed13
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What's a cookie platter or exchange without a few Italian Christmas cookies? Well,you'll be all set with these easy to make,fun to decorate,everybody loves'em favorites.
Ingredients
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5 call-purpose flour
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1 csugar or splenda
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5 tspbaking powder
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1 ccanola oil
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1 cmilk (i used 2%)
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·pinch of salt
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1 tsplemon or almond extract
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2 tspfresh lemon juice
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2eggs
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GLAZE
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3 cconfectioners' sugar
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4 Tbspmilk (i used 2%)
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·rainbow sprinkles and decorating sugar for topping (optional)
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·food coloring
How to Make Italian Christmas Cookies From Mr. Food
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Coat baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl,combine flour,sugar,baking powder,oil,
milk,salt,extract,lemon juice and eggs. Roll dough into 1" balls and place on prepared baking sheets. - Bake 12 to 15 minutes,until cookies are set but not brown. Let sit 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. In a medium bowl,combine glaze ingredients and stir until smooth. Dip tops of cooled cookies in glaze and place on wire rack then immediately decorate as desired.
- If you want to decorate your cookies with multiple colors,separate glaze into smaller bowls and mix in food colors one drop at a time until reaching desired colors. If you want to add a flavor to your glaze,add a drop of your favorite extract.
