Growing up, Christmas was a huge gathering at my paternal grandmother's house. The aunts and my grandmother would cook and bake for days leading up to the holiday. All I remember is the desserts :) Pizzelles, rosettes, tarts, totos and sugar cookies with icing and sprinkles. I've searched for years trying to find that sugar cookie recipe! These Tender Italian Sugar Cookies are from Taste of Home, and while they are not exactly like the ones I remember growing up, they are delicious and easy to make.
I made zero changes to this recipe. I used a cookie scoop to get uniform balls. The base cookie isn't very sweet, but is balanced nicely with the icing. You could easily change up the extracts if you wanted to. Thank you so much to Weda M for the recipe!
Yield: 3 dozen.
Clint's Favorite Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Cooking With Carlee
Lemon Sprinkles from A Palatable Pastime
Mocha Drop Cookies from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
Peanut Butter Truffle Cookies from Family Around the Table
Pebber Nodder from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Spritz Cookies from The Chef Next Door
Tender Italian Sugar Cookies from Jolene's Recipe Journal
I made zero changes to this recipe. I used a cookie scoop to get uniform balls. The base cookie isn't very sweet, but is balanced nicely with the icing. You could easily change up the extracts if you wanted to. Thank you so much to Weda M for the recipe!
Tender Italian Sugar Cookies
Yield: 3 dozen
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 coarse sugar -- optional
instructions:
- 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 coarse sugar if desired. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.
Yield: 3 dozen.
Welcome to the 12 Days of Cookies, hosted by Family Around the Table and Cooking With Carlee. We will be filling the season with all kinds of delicious cookies. Be
sure to check out some of the recipes below or you can follow along on Facebook or Twitter by searching #ChristmasCookies. We also have a 12 Days of Cookies Pinterest board where you can see all of the goodness! May your holidays be sweet!
Clint's Favorite Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Cooking With Carlee
Lemon Sprinkles from A Palatable Pastime
Mocha Drop Cookies from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
Peanut Butter Truffle Cookies from Family Around the Table
Pebber Nodder from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Spritz Cookies from The Chef Next Door
Tender Italian Sugar Cookies from Jolene's Recipe Journal
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