Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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3/4 cup white sugar
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3 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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1/4 cup milk
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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5 teaspoons baking powder
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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3 tablespoons milk
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3 drops red food coloring
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extract, 1/4 cup milk and oil. Combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the wet mixture. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll the balls out into ropes about 5 inches long. Tie into loose knots and place cookies 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 5 minutes on the bottom shelf and 5 minutes on the top shelf of the preheated oven, until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. When cookies are cool, dip them into the icing.
- To make the icing, cream together the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon almond extracts. Beat in 3 tablespoons milk, one tablespoon at a time, then stir in the food coloring if desired.
Happy Easter to everyone!!!
Buona Pasqua a tutti!!!
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