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Italian Frosted Cookies Recipe

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This recipe for Italian Frosted Cookies, by , is from The Calabro Family Cookbook Project, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Rhonda Calabro
Added: Sunday, July 22, 2007
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cookie
6 eggs
1 c. oil (vegetable)
3/4 c. sugar
2 tbsp. vanilla extract
4 cups flour
6 teasp. baking powder

Frosting
2 tbsp. Crisco
2 tbsp. Butter
3/4 box of Confectionery Sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Cookies -Preheat over 375º. Beat together Oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla untill blended. Fold in baking powder and flour work with wooden spoon. Add more flour if too moist. Flour hands and take small amounts of batter (like a meatball) place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes.

Frosting - Blend Crisco and butter begin to add sugar moistening with milk stirring with a butter knife until frosting is creamy. If you wish to flavor the frosting with lemon, almond, anise or vanilla extract to so before adding the milk. Frost cookies when they have cooled.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Approx 70 cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 1/2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Cookie should be pale with a very light brown bottom. Do not over bake.

 

 

 

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