Italian Easter Cookies Recipe

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Italian Easter Cookies
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
2037
Calories
Total time
25
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 3 drops red food coloring (optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extract, 1/4 cup milk and oil. Combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the wet mixture. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll the balls out into ropes about 5 inches long. Tie into loose knots and place cookies 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 5 minutes on the bottom shelf and 5 minutes on the top shelf of the preheated oven, until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. When cookies are cool, dip them into the icing.
  4. To make the icing, cream together the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extracts. Beat in 3 tablespoons milk, one tablespoon at a time, then stir in the food coloring if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2037.22 Kcal (8529 kJ)
Calories from fat 576.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 64.06g 99%
Cholesterol 245.31mg 82%
Sodium 75.34mg 3%
Potassium 865.91mg 18%
Total Carbs 353.04g 118%
Sugars 255.53g 1022%
Dietary Fiber 3.64g 15%
Protein 17.38g 35%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 353.6mg 35%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 391.16 Kcal (1638 kJ)
Calories from fat 110.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.3g 99%
Cholesterol 47.1mg 82%
Sodium 14.46mg 3%
Potassium 166.26mg 18%
Total Carbs 67.79g 118%
Sugars 49.06g 1022%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g 15%
Protein 3.34g 35%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 0.4mg 13%
Calcium 67.9mg 35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 45.4
    Points
  • 56
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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