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Ethnic: Italian Cookies II

Source of Recipe

Judy Tallman


List of Ingredients

• 6 eggs

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 2 teaspoons lemon or anise extract

• 31/2 cups flour

• 4 tablespoons baking powder

• Frosting:---

• Confectioners' sugar

• Food coloring

• Colored sprinkles



Recipe

Mix all the cookie ingredients together with a wooden spoon until the batter is sticky and shiny. Dust your counter workspace with flour; this will help make the dough workable. Take a small amount of dough and roll it into a log shape about the size of a small finger. Form a knot, like a pretzel, with the dough. Bake the cookies at 375 degrees until the bottoms are golden, about 8 to 12 minutes depending on the oven.

When the cookies are cool, dip in a light frosting made of confectioners' sugar, water and food coloring, if you wish. Dip the wet frosted cookie into sprinkles and place on a rack to dry. These cookies keep very well and can be made a week in advance if kept in a covered container.