Aunt Catherine's Italian Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 4 Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1
stick
oleo 1
cup
Crisco 1 1/2
cups
sugar 3
eggs 2
tablespoons
almond extract 1
tablespoon
cinnamon 6
ounces
cream 6
ounces
milk 1
cup
nuts,
chopped
3
tablespoons
baking powder 2 1/2
cups
flour 1
box
powdered sugar 1
stick
butter
food coloring
Directions:
Cream oleo, Crisco and sugar. Add eggs, almond extract, cinnamon, cream and milk. Mix in nuts and baking powder and flour. Roll small balls into long rolls, then kind of flatten it. Slice in 1/2 inch pieces. Put on cookie sheet. Bake until done at 350 degrees.
Mix melted butter and powdered sugar. Put in small containers and add different food colorings. Spread on cooled cookies and let harden. Then put in canned containers. Can store for months.
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