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Pastel decorated Italian easter cookies on a plate on the table with sprinkles.

Italian Easter Cookies

If you're looking for an easy to make cooking that's guaranteed to look beautiful on your Easter dessert table, these Italian Easter Cookies are perfect. No cookie cutters required! You simply scoop and gently roll. A sugary glaze, pastel drizzle, and sprinkles make them truly shine!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Easter, Italian
Keyword: easter italian cookies, italian easter cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Cooling: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 12 servings (24 cookies)
Calories: 306kcal
Author: Karen

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 eggs room temperature

Glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar sifted
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Optional: Sprinkles for cookies and food coloring if you want to add a colorful drizzle

Instructions

Cookies:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on medium speed to beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, continuing to beat until well mixed.
  • Reduce the electric mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture until well incorporated.
  • Use a Tablespoon sized cookie scoop to form small dough balls, then place them evenly apart on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the bottoms are light golden brown.
  • Transfer to the cooling rack until completely cool.

Glaze:

  • Whisk together the confectioners sugar, milk and vanilla extract until smooth. If you want to do a colored drizzle, set aside 1 Tablespoon of glaze for each desired color.
  • Dip each cookie top into the glaze then top, immediately top with sprinkles.
  • For colored drizzle, mix food coloring with the reserved glaze and use a piping bag to drizzle over the top.
  • Allow cookies to set before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 299IU | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg
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