Italian Christmas Cookies Recipes #1
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1 cup butter
- ½ of 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
- 1 can condensed milk
- ½ cup nuts
- 1 large pkg. chocolate chips
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 5-6 tsp milk
First we start with making the dough and then the filling and at last, glaze. For dough, mix cheese and butter with a fork. Add this mixture to the flour and blend well, till the dough is formed. Knead well and chill for several hours, if possible, overnight. After the dough is chilled, heat chocolate over hot water until it melts completely. Add milk and nuts and stir. Leave the filling over double boiler but do not keep on heat. Now cut doughs into 3 parts, only one part is to be worked on at a time. So put the remaining two parts in the fridge. Cut out a rectangle of about 6x8x½ inches. Once you roll out a rectangle, fill ⅓ in the center. Fold in such a way that it forms into tube, you will need to fold from the sides, the seam should come in the center. Place seam down on cookie sheet and bake at 375º for about 20 to 30 minutes. For glaze, mix the confectioners' sugar and milk and spread on cookies. This was an easy answer to 'how to make Italian Christmas Cookies'? More on Italian Cuisine.
Italian Christmas Cookies Recipes #2
Ingredient
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cream softened
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- Colored sprinkles
- 3 to 4 tbs. milk
Put cream, butter and sugar in a bowl. Add eggs one by one and beat well, now add in ricotta and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine salt, baking soda and flour, mix well and add to the earlier mixture. Drop the mixture by round tsp, 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes. For frosting, mix cream vanilla, sugar and butter. Add milk until the frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost the cooled cookies and immediately decorate with sprinkles. Store in the refrigerator. Wasn't this a colorful answer to how to make Italian Christmas Cookies! More on Italian Cooking and dessert recipes.
Italian Christmas Cookies Recipes #3 - Gingerbread Biscotti
Ingredients
- 3 cups flours
- 1 tsp nutmeg, ground
- ¼ cup fresh ginger, minced
- 1 cup almonds, blanched
- ½ tsp cloves, ground
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ lb butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbs. cinnamon, ground
- ½ cup dark molasses
- ½ tsp allspice, ground
- ½ tbs. baking powder
Bake almonds in a 8-9 inches pan on 175 degree C for about 10 to 15 minutes. When cooled, chop and set aside. In a bowl of electric mixer, beat butter, ginger, sugar, molasses until smooth. Now add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, mix baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, cloves, almonds and allspice. Add this mixture to the egg mixture and stir to blend. On two greased baking sheets of the measurement 12*15 inches, pat the dough into 4 flat loaves, use well-floured hands for patting. Each loaf should be around 2 inches wide and ½ inch thick of the baking sheet. Bake at 175ºC in the oven for about 25 minutes. Switch the positions of the pans halfway, through baking. When the loaves are baked and cooled, cut into ½ inch thick diagonal slices. Arrange slices close together on the baking sheet, the cut side should be down. Bake again at 175ºC for about 15 to 18 minutes. And this time also switch positions. Let the biscotti cool completely. Best Italian Christmas cookies are ready! Freeze for longer storage.
Read more on: These were some of the Italian Christmas cookies recipes. Have a merry Christmas with these yummy cookies, and keep your Italian Christmas cookie recipes a secret! Buon Natale!
By Girija Shinde
Published: 12/22/2009
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