Italian Cookies with Icing

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Italian Cookies with Icing). These Italian sugar cookies feature almond extract in both the cookies and the icing, but you can switch it up and use either vanilla or anise extract, if preferred.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 60

Yield: 60 cookies

Italian Cookies with Icing

Ingredients

6 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons baking powder

1 cup unsalted butter

softened

1 cup white sugar

6 large eggs

4 teaspoons almond extract

1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon almond extract

or to taste

¼ cup milk

2 tablespoons nonpareils

or to taste

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World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Sift flour and baking powder together into a bowl.

Step 3

Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs 1 at a time beating well after each addition. Mix in almond extract. Add flour mixture 1 cup at a time; mix on low speed until incorporated. Roll batter into teaspoon-sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 5

While cookies are baking beat confectioners' sugar milk and almond extract for icing in a bowl until smooth.

Step 6

Set cooled cookies close together on a cookie sheet. Frost with icing and sprinkle with nonpareils.

Nutritional Information

Italian Cookies with Icing

Servings Per Recipe:60

Calories: 108.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2g 4%

Carbohydrates: 16.6g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 6.8g

Fat: 3.7g 6%

Saturated Fat: 2.1g 11%

Cholesterol: 26.8mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 120.8IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.2mg 9%

Folate: 25.4mcg 6%

Calcium: 33.7mg 3%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 3.7mg 1%

Potassium: 22.7mg 1%

Sodium: 56.9mg 2%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 33.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.