Italian Cookies
From the kitchen of T Booch
Ingredients
1 cup butter, melted
5 cups flour, sifted
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup sugar
6 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla (or anise, lemon, orange extract)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat eggs. Add melted butter. Add sugar, vanilla, sifted flour and baking powder.
Roll into walnut-sized balls.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until bottoms are slightly golden.
Icing:
Make a thick paste with confectioners sugar and milk.
Dip tops of cookies into icing and place onto cooling rack to dry.
For the holidays, sprinkle festive sugar or sprinkles while the icing is still wet, or add food coloring to the icing.
