Italian Christmas Cookies - We called them 'knots' because my grandmother made them into the shape of a knot.

Italian Christmas Cookies - We called them 'knots' because my grandmother made them into the shape of a knot.

INGREDIENTS:

Nutrition 

SERVINGS

24

YIELD

2 dozen cookies

UNITS

US

4 eggs

1 cup sugar

1⁄2 cup butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 1⁄2 cups flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups shifted confectioners' sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

6 teaspoons water

DIRECTIONS:

• Sift first 6 ingredients. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs; add vanilla and dry ingredients.
• Knead and add flour as needed to keep dough from sticking to hands. Pinch off dough, roll in your hands to form a log and then twirl into shape. Place on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
• Combine the next 3 ingredients until creamy.
• Dip cookies into icing and sprinkle with trim. Place on wire rack with wax paper on counter to collect the dripping icing and sprinkles.

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