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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a small bowl, sift flour and baking powder together. | 2. In mixing bowl, beat eggs with sugar until light and lemon colored. | 3. Add the softened butter and lemon zest. | 4. Slowly beat in the flour and baking powder. | 5. Gradually add milk and vanilla. | 6. Dough should be soft. | 7. Divide dough into 6 sections. | 8. Roll out each section into a rope 1/2-inch wide. | 9. Cut into 3-inch pieces and twist each piece to form a loop. | 10. Place on a greased baking sheet or a parchment lined baking sheet. | 11. Bake in a 350°F oven for 10-12 minutes or until light brown. | 12. Remove from oven and cool. | 13. Combine the powdered sugar and enough orange juice to form a thin icing. | 14. Brush on top of cookies and sprinkle with colored candies. | 15. Makes about 4 dozen cookies, depending on size and shape of cookie. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
flour	3 1/2	cups		2023.98	443.1189	32.9035	7.8526
baking powder	2 1/2	teaspoons		6.095	3.1855	0.0	0.0
egg	3			214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
sugar	1/2	cup		402.99	100.79799999999999	0.0	0.0
butter	4	ounces	softened	646.38	29.6995	20.1965	54.431999999999995
lemon zest	1		grated	-	-	-	-
milk	1/2	cup		74.42	5.8316	3.843	3.9894
vanilla extract	2	teaspoons		24.191999999999997	1.0626	0.005	0.005
sugar	2	cups	powdered	933.6	239.44799999999998	0.0	0.0
orange juice	3/4	tablespoon		5.2312	1.209	0.0814	0.0233
candy sprinkle				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.