Taralli - Grandma's Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 sticks butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons hazelnut extract (add: 1 tsp vanilla extract?)
  • few drops milk
  • pinch of salt?

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter & sugar

Incorporate eggs adding 1 at a time; add extract

Mix in flour & baking powder; if dry add a few drops of milk

Roll into ropes & twist into knots or cut into logs, twists

Bake at 350

Dust with powdered sugar or glaze if desired

Glaze: combine all ingredients in saucepan & heat gently til lukewarm. Brush over tops of cookies, sprinkles with colored candy sprinkles