Description:

Italian Cookies

Source:

Sage

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) granulated sugar
• 3-3/4 cups (875 ml) flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) confectioners sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) water (scant)
• powdered sugar

Preparation

• Combine eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla and whip until thick and yellow in color.
• Blend in the flour.
• Combine the confectioners sugar and the scant 1/4 cup (60 ml) of water, to form a thick icing.
• Blend the confectioners sugar icing into the cookie batter.
• Using a pastry bag without a tip, pipe 1 to 2 inch wide, by 3 to 4 inch long cookies on a parchment-lined cookie sheet or a greased tinfoil-lined sheet.
• Bake the cookies at 350 degrees (175 C.) for about 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned and slightly cracked.
• Sprinkle the baked cookies with powdered sugar, just like they do in the bakeries, for a really authentic bakery cookie.

Comments

Saviardi Cookies (these are not like store bought lady fingers, spongy and light - these have a nice crunchy sweet outside, with a soft cake like inside).

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