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ITALIAN LOVE KNOTS Recipe | |
Italian Cookie | |
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Ingredients:
Dough 6 eggs well beaten 1 C sugar 1 C vegetable oil 1 Orange--zest and juice 1/4 tsp Anise oil 6 tsp baking powder (level) 6 C flour (you may need to add flour if dough is too soft) Frosting 1 egg white 1/2 box powdered sugar zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
Directions:
Dough:Mix all ingredients and knead dough Tear pieces of mixed dough and roll into 1/2 inch diameter ropes Slice ropes into 4 - 5 inch pieces and tie into knot You will be able to determine diameter and length after you tie a few knots. Practice, practice, practice. Place knot side up on greased cookie sheet Bake at 325 for 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes Cool completely (overnight) before frosting Frosting: Beat together ingredients and dip top of each cookie knot into frosting. Set on wax paper until frosting hardens | |