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Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap~Italian Cookies

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Italian Cookies
Author: Laura Petersen
Ingredients
  • Cookie Dough:
  • 1/2 pound or 2 sticks butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 large eggs
  • 8 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 cups flour plus some additional for dusting while forming the cookies
  • Icing:
  • 1/4 pound or 1 stick butter melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 2 pound box or 3 1/3 – 4 cups of confectioners sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons milk (after adding 1 1/2 tablespoons, add remaining milk in small increments)
Instructions
  1. Step 1: For the cookies, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Step 2: With an electric mixer cream butter, sugar and vanilla together. Stir in the baking powder and 4 cups of flour until combined.
  3. Step 3: Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out dough and roll into balls the size of walnuts. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and flatten slightly with your fingers
  4. Step 4: Bake cookies for 10 minutes, one cookie sheet at a time. When done, the cookies should be set and the bottoms should show barely a hint of golden color. Let cool completely.
  5. Step 6: For the frosting, mix the butter, sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk together in a medium bowl. Add the remaining tablespoon of milk in small increments as necessary to reach a creamy but not runny consistency.
  6. Step 7: Place a dollop of frosting on each cookie spread with a knife. Sprinkle with sprinkles.
  7. Step 8: Let frosting dry for several hours or overnight and then store in an airtight container.

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