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Italian White Christmas Cookies

Make Italian White Christmas Cookies at home with Sugar, White Vegetable Shortening, Eggs, Buttermilk, and Lemon Or Vanilla Or Anise Extract. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Ingredients

• 4 cup
• 2 cup
• 6
• 2 cup
• 4 tsp
• 2 tsp
• 2 tsp
• 7 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Optional: white icing or glaze colored sugar sprinkle, nuts etc.

2. 2

   Cream shortening and sugar with electric mixer.

3. 3

   Add eggs one at a time and beat well.

4. 4

   Add buttermilk, flavor extract, baking soda and cream of tarter and blend well.

5. 5

   Now by hand with a wooden spoon, add flour 1 cup at a time until the mixture is stiff.

6. 6

   Drop from heaping tablespoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet 2 to 3 inches apart.

7. 7

   Bake in a preheated 425F oven, center oven rack, 10 to 13 minutes or until cookie edges are slightly brown and tops look set.

8. 8

   DO NOT OVERBAKE.

9. 9

   Overbaking cause dry, hard cookies.

10. 10

    Carefully remove to rack to cool.

11. 11

    Frost or decorate as desired.

12. 12

    Notes: Recipe may be halved, cookies freeze well, for best baking use an insulated baking sheet as these tend to burn on the bottom.

13. 13

    Store airtight.