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Italian Easter Cookies
These buttery soft Italian Easter Cookies are perfect for Easter, tea parties, or anytime you want a sweet treat! Decorate them with colorful icing and festive sprinkles for a beautiful and delicious Easter dessert.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chilling Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 27 mins
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 195 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
For the Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- Gel food coloring (pastel colors)
- 2-4 tablespoons milk
- nonpareils or spinkles (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees FCream together butter and sugars until smooth and fluffy. This can take up to 3-4 minutes.
- Add eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Check the consistency here, it's ok for it to be sticky but it should hold its shape when scooped. This can vary with elevation and humidity. If needed, add a little flour a tablespoon at a time until it reaches more of a soft dough consistency.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet so the cookies are 1-2 inches apart. Chill for at least an hour or even overnight. If chilling overnight, cover with plastic wrap so the cookies don't dry out.
- Bake cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through and the bottom of the cookies are lightly browned.Cool cookies completely (you don't want them warm at all).
- Whisk together powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Add milk 1/2 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency. You want the icing to be quite thick so don't thin it much if you an help it. Separate into separate bowls (however many colors you want to do) and add food coloring a little bit at a time until you get the color you like. Be careful with this, it is easier to add color than to take it away.
- Dip the tops of the cookies into the icing or spoon the icing over the top.
- Add nonpareils or sprinkles over the tops before the icing dries onto the cookies.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
195kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
63mg
(3%)
Potassium
71mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
185IU
(4%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 195
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 195kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 63mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 71mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 185IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.