How To make Italian Meatball Cookies
1 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Sugar
3 Eggs
1 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla
5 c Flour
1 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ground cloves
1 ts Nutmeg
3/4 c Cocoa
1 c Nutmeats; chopped
1 c Chocolate bits or chips
3/4 c Raisins
Cream shortening, sugar. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, then remaining dry ingredients. Add nuts, chocolate bits and raisins. Form small balls. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375~F for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 10 dozen, more or less, depending on the size. -----
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Holiday Cooking: Cucidati - Sicilian Fig Cookies - Part I
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Cucidati Fig Cookies Part I
Recipe:
Cucidati Cookies (Sicilian Cookies by Clara)
FILLING
Boil 2 cups of water and add 1/2 cups sugar. Let cook.
3/4 cups shelled hazel nuts
1/2 cups shelled almonds
1/2 cups shelled walnuts
1/2 cups shelled pecans
Toast all nuts on cookie sheet separately (different nuts take different times to toast).
Grind together with nuts:
1/2 lb. diced candied fruit
1/4 lb. dark raisins
1/4 lb. light raisins
1/4 lb. dates (pitted)
1 orange with rind
1 dried tangerine with rind
2 lbs. figs or (2 packages or atleast 14 oz. apiece)
Mix well all the ground ingredients.
Add 1/2 or 3/4 of the cooled sugar water to make a nice soft mixture (be careful not to make it too soft).
Save the rest of the sugar water mixture.
Add 1/2 cup whiskey to ground ingredients.
Mix well and let stand overnight. Keep in a fridge or cool place.
You may need to add the sugar-water the next day.
DOUGH
10 cups flour
1 lb lard
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cold milk
2 heaping table spoons baking powder
1 table spoon vanilla
12 eggs
Work flour and lard like you would pie crust.
Melt sugar in milk.
Beat egg and add vanilla.
When flour and lard are mixed well, add baking powder, then add the other ingredients and mix until you have a nice liable dough.
Let stand at least one hour, or this can be made the day before. Cover with a clean dish towel and put in the fridge or a cool place.
Roll dough.
Fill with filling (you can use a pastry bag). Cut and bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 until golden brown.
If you like icing, mix milk, powdered sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla (preferably white vanilla). Brush on cookies and sprinkle with little colored candies.
COMPLETE INGREDIENT LIST
-Flour
-Lard
-Sugar
-Milk
-Baking Powder
-Eggs
-Powdered Sugar
-White Vanilla
-Little colored candies for topping
-Filbert nuts (or Hazel nuts)
-Almonds
-Walnuts
-Pecans
-Candied fruit
-Dark raisins
-Light raisins
-Dates
-1 Orange
-1 Tangerine rind
-2 packages of figs or at least 14oz. apiece
-Whiskey
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Italian MeatBall Cookies by Diane Lovetobake
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These cookies are so light and delicious...
1 /2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup baking cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup chopped nuts your choice
Beat butter, sugar eggs and vanilla till creamy
Slowly add all dry ingredients fold in nuts
Form 1 inch balls 2 apart on greased baking pan
Bake 350 10-12 minutes cool on cooling rack
Glaze:
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup milk
Combine all in a bowl dip cookies in glaze sprinkle chocolate jimmies on top of cookie... set on rack till set
Makes 33- 46 cookies ( leave out cloves if you don't like it )
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Ingredients for Cuccidati Sicilian Fig Cookies:-
For Pastry:
1 cup butter (226 grams )
1 cup sugar (200 gr)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/2 cups All purpose flour
For Filling:
2 cups chopped dried figs
1 cup orange juice (240 ml)
2 cup raisins
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 cups chocolate nibs (chips)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
Zest of 1 orange
For Glaze:
5 heaping tablespoons of confectioners sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons cold water
Nonpareils
Directions for Cuccidati Sicilian Fig Cookies:-
Pastry preparation
Step#1- Cream together butter and sugar until sugar is dissolved
Step#2- Add baking soda to the flour and mix 1 cup at a time of flour/soda to creamed butter/sugar
Add vanilla
Step#3- Add 1 egg at a time. Blend well
Step#4- Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Filling Preparation:
Step#1- Chop figs into small pieces.
Step#2- Add orange juice and let it sit for a few hours until the figs rehydrate.
Step#3- Add remaining ingredients and mix gently. (This process can be done a day before).
Assembly:
Step#1- When ready to bake, cut dough into 6 equal pieces
Step#2- Flour the surface and roll it out to a 9 x 12 rectangle
Step#3- Spoon filling along the long side of the pastry, about 1 inch in diameter
Roll filled pastry wet the end and close, place seam down on the parchment-lined pan
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) for about 25 minutes or until light golden color.
Step#4- Let it sit on a cooking rack for about 5 minutes as you prepare the glaze.
Step#5- Mix confectioners sugar with water and mix to a smooth glaze.
Step#6- Before they’re completely cool brush the top of cuccidati rolls with glaze.
Step#7- Add sprinkles if you wish while the confectioner's sugar syrup is still wet.
(With this recipe you’ll have extra filling for another batch of pastry dough.
Filling will stay fresh in a refrigerated container for months).
Buon Natale!