Nana’s Italian Cookies
My Nana and I were two peas in a pod. We were inseparable! Some of my favorite memories are sitting at her kitchen table, in the afternoon, and having a cup of tea and a sweet treat. That’s one thing we definitely all inherited from her was a love of sweets!! I make Nana’s Italian cookies every Christmas in memory of her…they were her favorite! (She loved Christmas too!).
Preheat your oven to 325 F and grease cookie sheets.
For the dough, I added the following to my stand mixer.
- 1/2 cup melted butter (cooled)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. anise extract
Beat them together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Add The Dry Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
After I added the dry ingredients I gave them a quick stir to combine them before turning the mixer back on. (on low so you don’t get covered in flour…don’t ask how I know!!)
Using a cookie scoop ( 2 Tablespoons) drop dough onto cookie sheets. I use silicone mats on my sheet pans to prevent sticking instead of greasing them.I love silicone mats! I've had mine for 10 years and they still look new...they are also great for roasting veggies too!
Bake for 21-24 minutes until the bottoms are slightly golden.
While the cookies are cooling mix the glaze in a small bowl.
GLAZE
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp anise extract
- 4 tsp milk
- WHISK THE GLAZE INGREDIENTS UNTIL BLENDED
Once the cookies are cooled; dip the tops into the glaze.
Sprinkle the tops with nonpareils.
Once the glaze it set....enjoy!
Nana’s Italian Cookies
Recipe details
- 20 servings
- Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 22 Minutes Total time: 27 min
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Made it!! So much fun and yummy. Thanks for the recipe!
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