Italian Christmas Cookies
Soft, sweet, and delightfully festive, these Italian Christmas Cookies are glazed and sprinkled for a holiday touch. Perfect for gifting or your cookie tray.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Electric mixer
- Baking sheets
- - Wire racks
Ingredients
- #### For the Cookies:
- - ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- - ½ cup granulated sugar
- - 3 large eggs
- - 1 tsp vanilla extract
- - 1 tsp anise extract optional
- - 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- - 2 tsp baking powder
- - ¼ tsp salt
- - 2–3 tbsp milk
- #### For the Glaze:
- - 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- - 2–3 tbsp milk
- - ½ tsp vanilla or anise extract
- - Rainbow or holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then add extracts.
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt separately. Add to wet ingredients.
- Add milk to form a soft dough. Chill if too sticky.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place on parchment-lined sheet. Bake 10–12 mins. Cool completely.
- Whisk glaze ingredients. Dip cookie tops and sprinkle immediately.
- Let glaze set before serving or storing.
Notes
- Substitute anise with lemon or almond extract
- Let glaze fully dry before storing
- Freeze unglazed cookies for longer storage
- Let glaze fully dry before storing
- Freeze unglazed cookies for longer storage