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TENDER ITALIAN SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT



Tender Italian Sugar Cookies Recipe: How to Make It image

These traditional Italian cookies are moist and tender. —Weda Mosellie, Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Total Time 30 minutes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
3 large 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

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine 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 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., For icing, in a small bowl, combine milk, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Tint with food coloring if desired. Dip tops of cookies in icing; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 136 calories, FatContent 5g fat (2g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 20mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 54mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 21g carbohydrate (12g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 2g protein.

SOFT ITALIAN SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE - FOOD.COM



Soft Italian Sugar Cookies Recipe - Food.com image

This is a bit different than the other recipe on this site as it does not use buttermilk and has a lot less sugar. Found it in a Simple & Delicious magazine.

Total Time 50 minutes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Yield 3 dozen, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
food coloring (optional)
colored crystal sugar (optional)

Steps:

  • In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening and sugar.
  • Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, and salt together (I use a whisk) and gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
  • Shape dough into 1-1/2" balls.
  • Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Remove to wire racks to cool after 2 minutes.
  • ****FOR ICING****.
  • In a small bowl, combine the milk, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar until smooth.
  • Tint with food coloring (I prefer the gel) if desired.
  • ****DECORATING****.
  • Dip the cooled cookies into the icing.
  • Sprinkle with colored sugars if desired.
  • Place on waxed paper until icing is set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.6, FatContent 5.5, SaturatedFatContent 1.7, CholesterolContent 17.4, SodiumContent 75.4, CarbohydrateContent 20.6, FiberContent 0.3, SugarContent 12.4, ProteinContent 1.7

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