Anginetti
Classic Italian Christmas Cookie
Equipment
- 2 inch cookie Scoop
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 Orange
- 3 3/4 cups AP flour, sifted
- 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp Milk or Orange Juice
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1 tsp Orange extract
Decoration
- Rainbow Nonpareil Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325℉.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add room temperature eggs, one at a time, making sure each is incorporated before adding the next.
- Add the zest of 1 orange and Vanilla extract and mix. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients, until just combined. Batter should be thick and easy to scoop with a cookie scoop.
- Using a 2 inch cookie scoop, scoop cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Tip: Wet your finger and push down any points that are sticking up on the cookies or you can roll the cookies with a wet hand.
- Bake at 325℉ for 18 mins. Wait until the cookies have completely cooled before icing.
- To make the icing:Mix all of the icing ingredients and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Pro tip: Ice an entire row of cookies and then sprinkle with nonpareil sprinkles so that the colors don't bleed all over the icing.
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@frannielovesfood Anginetii, myfavorite christmas cookie! INGREDIENTS * 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter * 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar * 4 eggs room temperature * 2 tsp Vanilla extract * Zest of 1 Orange * 3 3/4 cups AP flour, sifted * 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder * 1/2 tsp Salt Icing * 2 cups powdered sugar * 2 tbsp Milk or Orange Juice * 1 tbsp Water * 1 tsp Orange extract Decoration * Rainbow Nonpareil Sprinkles #christmas #christmascookies #christmasdesserts #holidaybaking #homebaker #homemade #baketok #recipe #frannielovesfood #bakewithme
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