Ingredients for - Italian Christmas Cookies with Cocoa and Orange Liqueur
How to cook deliciously - Italian Christmas Cookies with Cocoa and Orange Liqueur
1. Stage
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
2. Stage
Sift flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Beat white sugar and butter together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs. Stir creamed butter mixture, cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons liqueur, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract into flour mixture until dough is just combined.
3. Stage
Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead, adding flour as needed to keep from dough sticking to your hands. Roll dough, 1 to 2 tablespoons per cookie, in your hands and form a log-shape; twirl log into desired shape. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
5. Stage
Stir confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons liqueur, water, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a bowl until icing is creamy. Dip cookies into icing. Place a piece of waxed paper under a wire rack and place cookies on wire rack to cool.
