Vegan Italian Anginette Cookies Recipes

VEGAN ITALIAN ANGINETTE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine flour with baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
• In another large bowl, using a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, cream butter with sugar until soft and fluffy. Then add vanilla or almond extract and gradually add the egg substitute in portions while continuing to beat the mixture together. If using a stand mixer you can continue to mix in the ricotta and zest on low speed until well combined or use a spatula to fold it into the mixture by hand.
• Gradually add portions of the flour mixture and fold it into the batter until you have a soft and smooth ball of dough.
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper and roll 3/4-inch round balls of dough. Space slightly apart on the sheets. Do not flatten. Bake one sheet at a time on the middle rack for 10 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool completely on a wire before icing.
• For the icing, combine the powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon of nondairy milk until smooth. Gradually add extra teaspoons of milk until you get a smooth and oozing icing. The icing should move slightly on the cookie but not drip a lot down the sides.
• Dip the tops of each cookie into the icing, allowing excess to drip off. Place face up on the baking sheets and add rainbow sprinkles. Let the cookies sit out to dry the icing. To store cookies, place in containers between layers of parchment paper at room temperature with a loose fitting lid or wrapped loosely with plastic wrap. Some air can get in. If you seal the containers air tight for storage, that may make the icing sugar become moist and absorb into the cookies. Thaw batches to room temperature before serving.

ANGINETTI (ITALIAN LEMON DROP COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For cookies, cream together sugar and shortening.
• Add eggs and lemon extract and beat well.
• Add flour, baking powder and salt; Mix well.
• The dough should be soft and sticky.
• With a small cookie scoop, drop dough onto a slightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
• Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown.
• Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
• For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, water and lemon extract and mix until smooth.
• Frost the tops of each cookie with a metal spatula.
• Allow cookies to dry before stacking.
• Store in an airtight container.
• ~NOTE~If you want to freeze the cookies, freeze unfrosted and frost once thawed.

ANGINETTI COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl beat sugar, vanilla, lemon peel and 6 tablespoons
• of butter with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs one
• at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue to beat for
• 1 minute.
• Stir in flour and baking powder (will be a soft, sticky dough).
• Spoon dough into a pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch round tip.
• Pipe 2-inch diameter rings onto the parchment paper.
• Wet your fingertips and press ends of each ring together to form
• a smooth ring. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• To make icing: Melt 1 tablespoon of butter over low heat. Add
• sugar, water, lemon juice and vanilla and whisk until sugar melts
• and mixture is heated through. If icing is too thick to brush easily,
• add more water to thin. Remove cookies from oven and immediately
• brush warm icing over hot cookies. Cool iced cookies on sheet for
• 2 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool completely.

ANGINETTES OR ORANGE JUICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream crisco and sugar until well blended, add eggs, mix well, then the extract & orange juice,blend in, then add the baking powder and baking soda, mixing well, finally adding the flour mixing well. Bake at 450 degrees. Preheat oven prior to baking. Bake for 5-6 minutes. Can leave in a minute longer for a very slightly browned cookie. Do Not Overbake, or they will be no good, as this is not a moist type of cookie.
• Drop by teaspoonful fairly closely set, as they do not really expand out. Depending upon "your teaspoonful size" you will get several dozen of these. Or you can roll pscs. into small logs and then spiral.
• Glaze:.
• Melt the butter in medium pan, adding all the other ingredients, whisking until sugar melts and it is heated through. Consistency should not be too loose nor too thick, should coat cookie evenly without a great deal of dripping. You can add additional small amounts of confectioners sugar if necessary to thicken a bit more.
• Apply glaze with spoon or dipping into the pan, and immediately sprinkle with the colored sprinkles. Let Dry.
• Note: I have on many occasions added an extra teaspoon of extract and a tad bit more of orange juice to both the cookie mix and the glaze for extra flavor. Hope you enjoy this little bit of Italian flavor!