Tender Italian Sugar Cookies Recipe

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These traditional cookies are moist and tender. To tie into the colors of the Italian flag, you could tint the icing, red, green and white.

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Tender Italian Sugar Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 36 Servings
20 10 30

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • ICING:
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • Food coloring and colored sugar, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • For icing, in a small bowl, combine the milk, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired. Dip the tops of cookies in icing; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 each equals 136 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 54 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Tender Italian Sugar Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p11

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Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2012 by sd20

These cookies are easy to make and are delicious. I did replace the 1 tsp. of vanilla with 2 tsp. of anise flavor in the cookie to make it more italian style and I also added anise flavor to the frosting instead of vanilla. Either way whatever flavor you use I am sure would be wonderful. Great cookies, thanks for sharing this recipe. :)


Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by owleyes872

Sweet and tasty


Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by Chef_Slim

So tender and delicious! Melts in your mouth!

 
 
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