Italian Cookies
Italian Cookie Recipe
I consider this one of the first authentic ethnic recipes to be put on my web sight.
Back in the middle sixties when I was growing up neighborhoods were much different from today. Most of our Mom's didn't work outside the home. Like me today I don't work outside the home right now but if you asked me some of my neighbors names I couldn't tell you. People are so busy today outside of a quick wave or hello no one has time to introduce themselves or to become friends.
Well, like I was saying.....back in the day my Mom knew all her neighbors first and last name, how many kids they had and all their kids names. So exchanging recipes was the norm back then. Lucky for us we lived two doors down from a full blooded Italian family and just across the street a true German family. The German family actually escaped from West Germany.
Anyway straying from my subject... the following recipe is one of the few I have that is truly and authentic recipe that was handed down generation to generation. I remember my mom making it once in awhile, I don't think us kids were wild about the anise seed in it. I would try just anise flavoring instead.
Back in the middle sixties when I was growing up neighborhoods were much different from today. Most of our Mom's didn't work outside the home. Like me today I don't work outside the home right now but if you asked me some of my neighbors names I couldn't tell you. People are so busy today outside of a quick wave or hello no one has time to introduce themselves or to become friends.
Well, like I was saying.....back in the day my Mom knew all her neighbors first and last name, how many kids they had and all their kids names. So exchanging recipes was the norm back then. Lucky for us we lived two doors down from a full blooded Italian family and just across the street a true German family. The German family actually escaped from West Germany.
Anyway straying from my subject... the following recipe is one of the few I have that is truly and authentic recipe that was handed down generation to generation. I remember my mom making it once in awhile, I don't think us kids were wild about the anise seed in it. I would try just anise flavoring instead.
10 Eggs
2 Cups Crisco
2 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 teaspoons Almond Extract
10 teaspoons baking powder (heaping)_
1 Cup milk
1/4 teaspoon anise seed
Flour
Mix all ingredients and then add flour almost 5 lbs. until batter forms large ball.
Pinch off walnut size of dough and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degree's until lightly browned on the bottom.
Cool completely on wire rack.
Frosting
1 box confectioners sugar
milk
1 teaspoon orange extract
dash of cinnamon
2 Cups Crisco
2 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 teaspoons Almond Extract
10 teaspoons baking powder (heaping)_
1 Cup milk
1/4 teaspoon anise seed
Flour
Mix all ingredients and then add flour almost 5 lbs. until batter forms large ball.
Pinch off walnut size of dough and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degree's until lightly browned on the bottom.
Cool completely on wire rack.
Frosting
1 box confectioners sugar
milk
1 teaspoon orange extract
dash of cinnamon
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