Posted by Sherry on December 01, 2001 at 18:09:47:
In Reply to: help posted by Wendi on November 30, 2001 at 23:18:19:
Italian cookie with glaze might be Anginette cookies
Anginette cookies are a small round very
light cookie that have are dipped in
confectioners sugar that has Orangejuice or
Milk to liquify it and can be sprinkeled
with confetti candy shots.
To make anginettes
3 cups flour
3 teas Baking powder
1/2 Teas Baking soda
3/4 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Crisco
2 eggs
1 teas Lemon extract
1/2 cup Orange juice
Blend together Flour, B Soda and B Powder
In a seperate Larger bowl Blend Sugar,
crisco, eggs extract and the O-Juice.
Slowly add the dry ingredients till fully
blended. You will end up with a very sticky
dough.
Drop a generous 1/2 teasoon of dough on
cookie sheets the cookie will double in size
as baked.
Bake at 450 5-6 minutes remove and cool on
cooling racks.
Icing glaze
Blend confectioners sugar with O-Juice or
Milk ( your Preference also you can add
varying food colors to color glaze if you
care to) to a liquidy creamy consistency
and dip each cookie lightly sprinkle with
confetti shots if desired allowing the glaze
to dry before arranging.
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Ricotta Cheese Cookies --
I made these the other day, substituting
lemon for almond in the galze. They were
wonderful. If you have an Italian food
store in your area, try and get homemade
ricotta -- it's worth the special trip!
Ricotta Cookies II
1/2 pound butter
1-3/4 cups white sugar
2 eggs
15 ounces ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
Glaze
1/4 cup and 1 tablespoon milk
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup colored candy sprinkles
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees
C).
2 In a medium bowl, cream together butter,
sugar, eggs, ricotta cheese, and vanilla
extract. Combine the flour, baking powder,
and baking soda; blend into the creamed
mixture, mixing in additional flour as
necessary to form a workable dough. Roll
dough into teaspoon-sized balls, and arrange
on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated
oven, until lightly browned.
4. In a medium bowl, beat milk,
confectioners' sugar, and almond extract
until smooth. Spoon over warm cookies, and
sprinkle with colored candy sprinkles.
Makes 8 Doz.