Spoon Cookies

17 Reviews

“This recipe is from my Italian mother-in-law. She refers to them as spoon cookies because most Italian cookies are shaped and these are just dropped from a spoon. They're usually seen at Christmas.” - by Janet

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 eggs
4 teaspoons baking powder
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 (1.75 ounce) package multicolored sprinkles (jimmies)
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup milk

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Original recipe yields 6 -8 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream the butter or margarine with the white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and eggs and mix well. Stir in the baking powder and flour. Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. In a small bowl beat milk into the confectioners' sugar a tablespoon at a time until it is of a drizzling consistency.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 10 minutes. Let cookies cool then drizzle with confectioners' sugar and milk glaze then sprinkle with candy sprinkles.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
1056 cal
53%

Fat
38.6 g
59%

Carbs
160.5 g
52%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (17)

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CBH10

Oct. 29, 2003

"These were good and freezed well, too. I think they may be even better if you substituted almond extract for the vanilla...." See more"

SiESiEPuG

Dec. 3, 2007

"I Loved these cookies I just added a little more butter >Softness< and sugar >sweetness< and they turn out great >Cook time a litle longer 3-6 mins more<. My Result was a cake-like soft, thick, sugar ..." See morecookie kinda Simple but Not plain. Super easy to make when you need a fast simple cookie >took me 30 min. for the frist batch to be done< and very easy to change. You can add almost anything you want & these cookie will taste great."

MBFRED

Dec. 13, 2003

"I needed a recipe for a bridal shower I was catering and the only thing they said they wanted was "Italian cookies" - so I hunted and tried this one - it's amazing! The cookies are nice and moist and ..." See moreif you add some flavoring to the icing, they are even better! I used a dual-handled ice cream scoop and they came out in perfect mounds!"

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