Italian Easter Cookies
Description
Tender Italian Easter cookies flavored with vanilla and almond are topped with icing and colorful sprinkles for a cute and delicious Easter treat.
Ingredients
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1 3/4 cups white sugar
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1/2 cup butter
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3 eggs
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1/4 cup milk
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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5 teaspoons baking powder
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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3 tablespoons milk
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3 drops red food coloring
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candy sprinkles
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
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To make the cookies: Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in milk, oil, vanilla, and almond extract. Combine flour and baking powder; stir into milk mixture to form a dough.
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Roll dough into 1-inch balls; roll the balls out on a lightly floured surface into 5-inch long ropes. Bring one end over the other, then underneath and through the middle, like a loose knot; place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown, about 5 minutes on the bottom shelf, then 5 minutes on the top shelf. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
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To make the icing: Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla, and almond extract with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat in milk, one tablespoon at a time. Add food coloring and stir until well combined.
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Dip cooled cookies upside down into the icing then sprinkle with candy sprinkles.