Taralli (Cookies)

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Title: Taralli (Cookies)
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 servings

6 Eggs; slightly beaten
1/4 lb Butter; melted and cooled
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla
6 ts Baking powder
5 c Flour; approximately
Icing:
2 c Confectioner's sugar
4 ts Water; more or less
1 ts Vanilla
Colored sprinkles; optional

Recipe by: CAMPISI (JGRP79A)
1. Place the beaten eggs in a large bowl. Add the butter and sugar
gradually, mixing continuously with a wooden spoon.
2. Add the milk, vanilla, and baking powder, and enough flour to make a
firm but soft dough.
3. Flour your hands. Break off a small piece of dough and roll it into
a sausage shape about a 1/2 inch in diameter. Shape it into a ring, joining
the ends firmly.
4. Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Set on
a rack to cool.
ICING:
1. Combine the sugar, water, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
2. Dip the cooled taralli into the icing, or spread the icing over them
with your fingers.
3. Top with sprinkles.

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