Taralli - Grandma's Recipe

By mariannefeldman

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?

Details

Servings 1

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