How to Make Tasty Italian Christmas cookies

Italian Christmas cookies. This recipe was adapted from one used by my Italian-born mother and grandmother. They used old irons on a gas stove, but now we have the convenience of electric pizzelle irons. Italian Christmas Cookies by Italian Grandmas!

These soft Italian Christmas cookies are topped with an almond-flavored glaze and finished with colorful sprinkles. Unlike the traditional recipe, this version uses almond and vanilla extracts. The holiday season will soon be upon us. You can cook Italian Christmas cookies using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian Christmas cookies

1. You need 3 1/2 cups of flour.
2. You need 4 tsp of baking powder.
3. Prepare 1 cup of sugar.
4. It's 4 of eggs.
5. You need 1/2 cup of butter.
6. It's 2 tsp of vanilla.
7. You need 2 cups of confection sugar.
8. Prepare 2 tsp of vanilla.
9. Prepare 6 tsp of water.

Whether you are looking for recipes to give as hostess gifts, planning a cookie exchange, or simply baking for family and friends, these Italian Christmas cookie recipes are just perfect for sharing. Italian bakers also rely on their wonderful almonds for cookies like the Amaretti Cookies shown here, and fruits, like figs which they add to holiday recipes to indicate prosperity, generosity, and luxury. These have become popular as part of a New Year's celebration—literally wishing guests a fruitful year ahead. Cookies wrapped in plastic wrap (to deter snack-sneakers) at my mother's engagement party.

Italian Christmas cookies instructions

1. Sift dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar, beat eggs add vanilla..
2. Knead and add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to hands..
3. Pinch off dough, roll in hands to form a log and then twirl into shape. Place on wax paper covered cookie sheet..
4. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes..
5. Icing: Stir until creamy. Dip cookie into icing and sprinkle with trim..
6. Place on wire rack with wax paper under rack to collect the icing drips..

So being a food editor and all, I thought it was finally time to re-create. One part of the Christmas and New Year's magic, which gives a special flavor to the holidays is certainly - cookies. Easy to prepare, these colorful cookies, crunchy outside and incredibly soft inside, are an unavoidable and very popular part of the Italian festive cuisine. Firstly, sift the flour and baking powder together into a bowl. Then, in a larger bowl, cream butter and sugar.