Italian Love Knots
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teasponns lemon extract (or marsala wine)
1/2 cup butter, softened
powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a baking sheet. Beat the butter until creamy. Add eggs, sugar and lemon extracts and mix well. In a seperate bowl combine flour and baking powder. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture, adding a small amount of milk if the batter is too thick or dry. Mix batter until dough forms. Shape pieces of dough into a thin cigar shape, about 4 or 5 inches long, and then loop the dough into a knot shape. Place knot-shaped dough onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Reviews of Italian Love Knots:
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Donna in Brick, NJ Dec 8, 2007
Would make this again.
Making these cookies brought back memories of baking with my Grandmother so many years ago! She would make almond and anise at Christmas and lemon for Easter.
A cookie baker in usa Dec 5, 2007
Would make this again.
good cookies
Jo Ann in Florida Dec 16, 2006
Would make this again.
Just made these wonderful cookies. They take me back to Christmas at my Grandmothers. I made them with a lemon icing just as she used to, a definite addition! Powdered sugar mixed with lemon juice and a little water.
Michele in New Jersey Dec 13, 2006
Would make this again.
My Mom made these cookies every Christmas that I can remember and I'm making them still. We would ice the cookies to coincide with the flavor added. Green was for almond, pink for peppermint and white for vanilla flavorings
Norma in Cheektowaga, NY Dec 12, 2006
Would make this again.
Made these and my Aunt said she didn't remember giving me the recipe. They taste just like the ones shes made for 70 or more years. Will definately make them again.
