Italian Christmas Cookies with Cocoa and Orange Liqueur recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or as needed 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup white sugar ½ cup butter, softened 4 eggs 1 cup cocoa powder 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur 2 tablespoons water 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Nutrition Info
- 204 caloriescarbohydrate: 36 gcholesterol: 41.2 mgfat: 5.4 gfiber: 1.7 gprotein: 3.7 gsaturatedFat: 3 gservingSize: -sodium: 121.6 mgsugar: 19.8 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Italian Christmas Cookies with Cocoa and Orange Liqueur
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
Sift flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Beat white sugar and butter together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, beat in eggs. Stir creamed butter mixture, cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons liqueur, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract into flour mixture until dough is just combined.
Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead, adding flour as needed to keep from dough sticking to your hands. Roll dough, 1 to 2 tablespoons per cookie, in your hands and form a log-shape, twirl log into desired shape. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
Stir confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons liqueur, water, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a bowl until icing is creamy. Dip cookies into icing. Place a piece of waxed paper under a wire rack and place cookies on wire rack to cool.