Italian Sprinkle Cookies
Italian Sprinkle Cookies are made with a soft, sweet, melt-in-your-mouth cookie base, and topped with a simple glaze and bright sprinkles.
Ingredients
Italian Cookies
- 3 large egg room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Italian Cookie Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk whole
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup nonpareils sprinkles rainbow
Instructions
- In your stand mixer add the eggs on high speed for 4-6 minutes until light and foamy.
- In a food processor add the flour, sugar, and baking powder, and pulse until mixed.
- Add in the shortening, almond extract, and vanilla extract and pulse until just combined in small crumbs (do not just run the food processor).
- Pour the eggs through the food processor chute slowly while pulsing until combined and smooth.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes, covered with plastic wrap.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll 36 small 1" balls of cooking dough and place them onto two baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Cook for 12-14 minutes until the bottoms are barely browning.
- While the cookies are baking mix the powdered sugar, milk, almond extract, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- When cookies come out of the oven dip them gently in the glaze with a fork, letting excess glaze drip and place on a wire rack to let excess glaze drip off.
- Immediately top with 1/2 teaspoon or so of sprinkles before the glaze hardens.
- Let dry completely before storing in airtight containers.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 109kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 8mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 68mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 25IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.