ITALIAN COOKIES III

Italian Cookies III image

Italian anise cookies with light frosting and sprinkles!

Provided by Maryanne

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 35m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

5 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 cup butter
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon anise
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 ½ tablespoons water
2 tablespoons multicolored candy sprinkles

Steps:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rub between fingers until well blended. Stir in the eggs, vanilla and anise extracts and mix into a firm dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place them 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. In a small bowl, stir together 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons water. Drizzle over cooled cookies and decorate with sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 91.2 calories, Carbohydrate 13.4 g, Cholesterol 17.4 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 59.2 mg, Sugar 5.3 g