Mom's Traditional Italian Cookies Recipe

Directions:

1. For Cookie Dough: Cream butter & sugar.
2. Beat in eggs, baking powder, extracts and 3 cups of flour.
3. Add remaining flour until a stiff dough forms.
4. Chill dough for at least an hour to make it easier to work with.
5. At this point you can form the dough into knots (small for cookies- larger knots yield egg biscuits) or roll out the dough and use cutters.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375°.
7. For Glaze: I put about 2 cups of powdered sugar in a bowl, add the extract (just a splash) and a little milk.
8. Then I mix and add more milk until it gets to a smooth consistency- I don't like it too runny.
9. Should be like the consistency of a thick alfredo sauce.
10. Once cookies are cooled, dip the tops of each one into the glaze, or drizzle glaze over the cookies, and allow to dry completely.
11. Can be topped with colored sugar or sprinkles, your choice.