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A tray of Italian wedding cookies

Italian Wedding Cookies


  • Author: Angela Bucco, Made by Teresa Talkowski

Description

Cookies fit for a celebration.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 sticks of butter
  • 1/2 bottle lemon or orange extract
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 5 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup sugar

For the Icing

  • 1 box powdered sugar
  • 1 /2 stick butter
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • rainbow non-pareils to finish

Instructions

  1. Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  2. Add eggs one at a time, then add extract.
  3. In a separate bowl mix together the flour and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture.
  4. Form cookies and bake at 350 degrees for 13 minutes.
  5. Remove from the pan and place in a large pot lined with dish towels and cover pot immediately.
  6. Mix the frosting ingredients until well incorporated. When the cookies have cooled completely, ice and sprinkle with rainbow non-pareils.