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Italian Easter Cookies

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Italian Easter Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup oil
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • ½ stick of butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • confectionary sugar
  • Half & Half
  • sugar crystals of different colors

Directions

  1. Blend oil and sugar. Mix in eggs, butter (softened) and orange juice.
  2. Add vanilla extract, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Stir until completely blended.
  3. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda and stir until completely blended.
  4. Roll into balls and bake 350 for approx 10-15 mins (bake time depends on the size of the cookies).
  5. Mix confectionary sugar with half and half until you get a thick creamy consistency.
  6. Dip the cookies into the mix and sprinkle with sugar crystals.
  7. Allow to set up and enjoy.