Italian Love Knots
Ingredients
- 2 cups margarine
- 3 cups of granulated sugar
- 16 cups of flour
- 3 oz. of anise extract not anise oil, or orange extract, or juice of one orange and grated rind)
- 3/4 cup of milk
- 12 pieces of eggs beaten
- 4 tbsp. of baking powder
For the Icing
- 2 lb. of powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp. of margarine
- 1 tsp. of vanilla almond or lemon extract
- 1/2 to 1 cup of water
Instructions
- If the margarine is coming directly from the refrigerator, microwave a little until becomes soft.
- Cream the margarine and sugar together for a minute or two. And keep stirring until both are blend in.
- Add the milk together with the eggs, orange (if using), then baking powder and flour. The dough should be soft but not sticky.
- On a lightly floured board, divide into small balls (depends on how inch you would like), then roll it like a pencil with a size of your fingers.
- Put on the cookie sheets with parchment paper liner and then bake at 375 degrees F until light brown, maybe 5 to 7 minutes. Be watchful for it is too hot.
- And then, apply the icing when cool.
Icing instructions:
- Mix together all but the water and then add the water gradually to desired thickness.
- And spread on cookies.
- And that is the Italian Love Knots, you will surely love the not just the cute tied knots but the very sweet and delicious taste of it.