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Italian Christmas Cookies

Soft, cakey almond cookies dipped in glaze and covered in sprinkles. The cookie that tastes like every Italian grandma's Christmas!
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Servings: 30 cookies (about)
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter 1 stick, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • red, green, and white sprinkles
Glaze
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract

Equipment

  • Baking sheets
  • Parchment paper
  • 2 bowls

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and almond extract.
  3. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt; mix into the wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
  4. Scoop tablespoon balls of dough onto the sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until just set (do not brown).
  5. Cool completely. Whisk the glaze ingredients until smooth; dip the top of each cookie in the glaze.
  6. Shower with sprinkles immediately, before the glaze sets.

Notes

  • Bake until just set; do not brown.
  • Add the sprinkles right away, before the glaze sets.