christmas italian cookies

Traditional Italian Christmas cookies are a festive version of a classic - flavored with almond extract and covered in a simple almond glaze.

Italian Christmas Cookies

eggs

vegetable oil

sugar

almond extract, (vanilla extract, or ½ teaspoon anise extract)

all-purpose flour

tsp baking powder

salt

almond extract,

cream

Christmas sprinkles

Whisk eggs, oil, sugar, and extract in a mixing bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt.

Roll dough by tablespoonfuls into balls. Chill dough balls for at least an hour, or freeze for 15-20 minutes. Place cold dough balls on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.

Bake at 350°F for about 9 minutes, or till the tops are set. Bottoms will be lightly browned, but tops should still be white. Remove cookies to cooling racks and cool completely.

For the glaze, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk till smooth, adding enough warm cream to get a thin but creamy consistency.

Dip the tops of the cookies in the glaze, then top them with Christmas sprinkles.

If you like Almond extract then that will be the flavor.  It was easy to make, doesn't make a lot.

These cookies are wonderful! Like little individual cakes, they're sure to please!!! Don't eat them all if you plan on sharing!!

I love the simplicity of this cookie! I accidentally put my batter in the refrigerator before I rolled into dough into balls, but actually, it worked out really well. They turned out great and I will keep this recipe for future Christmas 🎄

Excellent recipe.  I used vanilla extract for the cookies and lemon extract for the icing with the sprinkles.  My batch made 28 cookies as they were slightly larger than 1” balls.  I believe the recipe was for 30.  Anyway, I highly recommend this recipe. :-)

I’m so sad this recipe is giving me so much trouble! I made one batch of 60 and I thought I did something wrong because the dough wasn’t easy to make into balls so I tossed it. Then I tried to make another batch and froze it which seemed to help! Then I decided to make 90 cookies and for some reason the dough was super crumbly and I couldn’t mix it to the right consistency! I’m going to try and make another batch of 60 and hope that goes well! I followed every step exactly so I’m very frustrated and upset about all the wasted ingredients

I used vanilla instead of almond since I didn't have it, and they turned out great. I like the texture of them. I think they are lovely! Not my favorite cookie ever, but definitely a nice one to have in my Christmas cookie rotation. My family enjoyed them also! Thanks for the recipe!

I give these 4 stars because I do a lot of baking, especially around this time of year and my large family always rate my sweets so I know which to keep saved and which are not worth making again. These cookies got the rating of "they're ok" as apposed to "wow" for other cookies I've made. So although the cookies turned out as theyre supposed to and were ok, it certainly didn't give the wow factor to my family. I won't make again. I have to say this is my 2nd recipe I've made by Lil Luna and the 1st one was a complete flop despite following the recipe exactly. It was some pumpkin cream dessert that didn't hold its shape and turned into a pudding. So far, not really impressed by the recipes but I'll try others here and see how it goes.

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