Italian Food Recipe for Recipe Lovers Italian Dessert Recipe : Italian Cookies Learn to cook this the Italian Cookie Recipe/italian dessert recipe "Italian Cookies" and a multitude of other Italian Cuisine Recipes with the online information provided by indianrecipes.com and enjoy the flavour of wonderful italian recipes! Ingredients: 5 Cups all-purpose flour 11/2 Cup confectioner’s sugar 2 Tablespoons baking powder 1 Cup butter 3 Eggs 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract 1 Tablespoon anise 1 Cup confectioner’s sugar 11/2 Tablespoons water 2 Tablespoons multicolored candy sprinkles Method : Preheat oven to 450 degree. Grease cookie sheets. In a large bowl stir together the flour, 11/2 cups confectioners, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rub between fingers until well blended. Stir in the eggs, vanilla and anise extracts and mix into a firm dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes. Roll tablespoonful of dough into balls and place them 1 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. In a small bowl stir together 1 cup confectioner's sugar and 1-1/2 tablespoons of water. Drizzle over cooled cookies and decorate with sprinkles.