Mom's Traditional Italian Cookies Recipe

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Mom's Traditional Italian Cookies
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
1960
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 12 cups flour
  • 12 large eggs
  • 1 lb butter or 1 lb margarine
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 2 tbsp vanilla

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.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1960.16 Kcal (8207 kJ)
Calories from fat 812.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 90.29g 139%
Cholesterol 267.25mg 89%
Sodium 3994.77mg 166%
Potassium 1985.62mg 42%
Total Carbs 260.23g 87%
Sugars 83.15g 333%
Dietary Fiber 16.64g 67%
Protein 31.01g 62%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 10.8mg 60%
Calcium 680.1mg 68%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 411.96 Kcal (1725 kJ)
Calories from fat 170.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.97g 139%
Cholesterol 56.17mg 89%
Sodium 839.56mg 166%
Potassium 417.31mg 42%
Total Carbs 54.69g 87%
Sugars 17.48g 333%
Dietary Fiber 3.5g 67%
Protein 6.52g 62%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 13%
Iron 2.3mg 60%
Calcium 142.9mg 68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 45.9
    Points
  • 53
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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