Name: Italian Cookies with Icing
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 60
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 6 cups; Baking powder - 2 tablespoons; Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Eggs - 6 large; Almond extract - 4 teaspoons; Confectioners' sugar - 1 ½ cups; Almond extract, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Milk - ¼ cup; Nonpareils, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Italian Cookies with Icing

1. All-purpose flour - 6 cups

2. Baking powder - 2 tablespoons

3. Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup

4. White sugar - 1 cup

5. Eggs - 6 large

6. Almond extract - 4 teaspoons

7. Confectioners' sugar - 1 ½ cups

8. Almond extract, or to taste - 1 teaspoon

9. Milk - ¼ cup

10. Nonpareils, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Italian Cookies with Icing

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Stage

Sift flour and baking powder together into a bowl.

3. Stage

Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in almond extract. Add flour mixture, 1 cup at a time; mix on low speed until incorporated. Roll batter into teaspoon-sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.

4. Stage

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

5. Stage

While cookies are baking, beat confectioners' sugar, milk, and almond extract for icing in a bowl until smooth.

6. Stage

Set cooled cookies close together on a cookie sheet. Frost with icing and sprinkle with nonpareils.