Italian Easter Cookies
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
5 tsp baking powderIcing ingredients:
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
3 Tbs milk
3 drops red food coloring (optional)Preheat oven to 350F. Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extract, 1/4 cup milk and oil. Combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the wet mixture. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll the balls out into ropes about five inches long. Tie into loose knots and place cookies one inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 5 minutes on the bottom shelf and 5 minutes on the top shelf of the preheated oven, until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. When cookies are cool, dip them into the icing.
To make the icing, cream together the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extracts. Beat in 3 tablespoons milk, one tablespoon at a time, then stir in the food coloring if desired.
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