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Italian Christmas Cookies
Make your holidays merrier with Italian Christmas Cookies infused with anise seeds and topped with colorful sprinkles for extra festive fun.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Resting time
25 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 98 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon anise seeds
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the glaze:
- ½ cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1 tablespoon milk
- holiday sprinkles as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and anise seeds. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and sugar. Mix at medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extra and mix until incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredients and process at low speed, just until a few streaks of flour remain. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and fold any visible flour in by hand with a rubber spatula. Using a 1-tablespoon sized cookie scoop, scoop the batter, then roll into round balls. Place on the prepared pan, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies are slightly golden brown. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
- Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and let cool completely. While the cookies cool, make the glaze. In a medium bowl, whisk the powdered sugar with the milk until smooth and glossy.
- Holding the cooled cookies upside down, dip the cookie tops in the glaze. Add desired sprinkles before the glaze sets. Allow cookies to sit for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the glaze hardens and sets.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
98kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
55mg
(2%)
Potassium
15mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
155IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 98kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 55mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 15mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 155IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.