Tender Italian Sugar Cookies

Name: Tender Italian Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 36 servings Food coloring and coarse sugar, optional; 59 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters shortening; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Tender Italian Sugar Cookies might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 36. This dessert has 130 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. If you have shortening, flour, confectioners' sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

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Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.

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All Purpose Flour

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Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls.

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Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.

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Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.

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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.

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Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired.

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Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

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Servings:

3teaspoons

baking powder 2Tbsps

butter, melted 473milliliters

confectioners' sugar 3

eggs 710milliliters

all-purpose flour 36servings

Food coloring and coarse sugar, optional 59milliliters

milk 0teaspoons

salt 177milliliters

shortening 177milliliters

sugar 1teaspoons

vanilla extract

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