Easy Italian Christmas Cookie Recipe-
Soft cake like cookies topped with creamy glaze and colorful sprinkles
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 6 tbsp oil
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp almond, anise, or vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Glaze
- 2 cups powder sugar
- 1 tsp almond, anise or vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tbsp cream or milk, warmed (more or less)
Instructions
- Whisk together eggs, oil, sugar and extract in a mixing bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Roll dough by tablespoonfuls into balls. Chill balls of dough for at least and hour or freeze for 15-20 minutes. Place cold dough balls on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 9 minutes or till tops are set. Bottoms of the cookie will be lightly browned, but tops should still be white. Remove cookies to cooling racks and cool completely.
- For glaze, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk till smooth, adding enough of the warm cream to get a thin but creamy consistency.
- Dip tops of the cookies in the glaze, then top with sprinkles.