Italian Cookies I

Description

This cookie recipe has been handed down to me from my grandmother. It has been in the family for at least four generations.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl
  3. cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Mix in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the creamed mixture until blended. Divide dough into walnut sized portions. Roll each piece into a rope and then shape into a loop. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven
  5. until firm and golden at the edges.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 18

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