ITALIAN CHRISTMAS FROSTED COOKIES
Old fashioned Italian Christmas cookies. Very easy to make and yummy too! This recipe was adopted from Taste of Home.
Provided by IronChefNicole
Categories Dessert
Time 27m
Yield 96 cookies, 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in ricotta and vanilla.
- Combine flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies and immediately decorate with sprinkles. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.6, Fat 10.3, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 46.7, Sodium 208, Carbohydrate 38.6, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 25.2, Protein 4.1
ITALIAN FROSTED CHOCOLATE COOKIES
I make these cookies each year at Christmas. They are a favorite of family and friends. This recipe makes approximately 120 cookies.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 9h15m
Yield 120
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Whisk flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt in a large bowl. Stir orange zest into flour mixture. Mix vegetable shortening and margarine into dry ingredients, using your hands, until mixture is crumbly.
- Beat eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until foamy; add egg mixture, 1/4 cup orange juice, and 1/4 cup milk to flour mixture and knead dough in the bowl until thoroughly combined and dough doesn't stick to your hands, about 8 minutes. Dough will be stiff. Knead cream cheese thoroughly into dough, followed by walnuts.
- Form dough into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.
- Beat 3 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon orange juice, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; gradually beat in remaining confectioners' sugar until frosting is thick and drizzles slowly from a spoon.
- Dip tops of cookies into frosting and place frosted cookies on racks with waxed paper underneath to catch drips. Let cookies dry overnight.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 78.1 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 8.8 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 83.2 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES
A single batch of these ricotta cheese cookies is never enough. I usually make one to give away and two more to keep at home. The ricotta cheese makes the morsels extra moist. -Doris Marshall, Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 7 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in ricotta and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a large bowl, cream together butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies and immediately decorate with sprinkles. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 74mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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