Mom's Italian Cookies
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Mom's Christmas Tradition: Baking Italian Cookie Recipes
It seemed when Christmas was just around the corner, Mom was always was always in the kitchen baking cookies. I loved the way the house smelled when I came home from school. It added to the anticipation of what I was going to find under the tree Christmas day. Presents galore, or if I tried to sneak a cookie before dinner, a lump of coal.
Mom would bake these cookies for family, neighbors and her friends from my grade school. There was plenty of cookies to go around. Today's Squidoo Lense focuses on 2 of her favorite cookies to make. One, is the toasted Sesame Seed Cookie and the second, Italian "S" and "O" cookie. Actually, you can shape them any way you wish to shape them. But she made the, S's and O's. Then she iced them. The only picture I could find of this cookie is the one below by the recipe. You can see the cookie in the background.
I hope you like today's recipes. They bring back so many great memories for me.
Mom would bake these cookies for family, neighbors and her friends from my grade school. There was plenty of cookies to go around. Today's Squidoo Lense focuses on 2 of her favorite cookies to make. One, is the toasted Sesame Seed Cookie and the second, Italian "S" and "O" cookie. Actually, you can shape them any way you wish to shape them. But she made the, S's and O's. Then she iced them. The only picture I could find of this cookie is the one below by the recipe. You can see the cookie in the background.
I hope you like today's recipes. They bring back so many great memories for me.
Italian Sesame Seed Cookies
Makes as many as you want depending on the size. You can make 1 giant one, or many itsy bitsy ones. lol1/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 tbsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cup flour
3/4 tbsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
Mix batter together and chill several hours or overnight. Roll pieces in shape like fingers, then roll in sesame seeds. Cook on ungreased pan at 350 degrees until light brown. Can double ingredients, if desired.
Ooops! I ate so many Italian cookies, I'm stuck! Iced Italian Cookies
1/2 lb butter, softened (2 sticks)2 large eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons vanilla
Icing
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, (1/2 of a 1-pound box))
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon anise extract or vanilla or fresh lemon juice
colored sugar, to decorate
Cream butter and sugar until soft and creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
Combine flour and baking powder, then blend into the butter mixture.
Break off small, walnut sized pieces of dough and shape into bows, braids, knots,"S" shapes, or an "O" shape you desire.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375 F until lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes.
Cool on wire racks, then ice as desired.
Icing: Blend sugar and your choice of flavoring, adding milk slowly to form a soft, smooth icing (some ice the cookies while they are still warm, others wait until they are cooled).
Sprinkle with confettini (tiny multi-colored sprinkles) before icing sets.
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