Italian Christmas Cookies

Post date: Nov 30, 2016 9:26:51 PM

4 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter

2 tsp. vanilla

3 1/2 cups flour (if using gluten free flour, look at pkg. to see about ratio of gf flour to wheat flour)

4 tsp. baking powder

Directions:

Sift dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs. Add vanilla and dry ingredients.

Knead and add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to hands. Pinch off dough, roll in your hands to form a log and then twirl into shape. Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

Icing:

2 cups sifted powdered sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

6 tsp. water

Stir until creamy. Dip cookies into icing and sprinkle with colored sugar. Place on wire rack with waxed paper on counter to collect the dripping icing and sprinkles.