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Italian Christmas Cookie Ingredients :
2 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
2 cups butter -- (4 sticks) softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4 1/2 cups sifted flour
Red and green colored sugar
Italian Christmas Cookie Preparation:
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Cream together butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Blend in dissolved yeast. Gradually stir in flour. Chill dough for about 2 hours. Shape into 3/4" balls. Dip one side in red sugar, the other in green sugar, leaving a clear stripe down the center.
Place on buttered cookie sheets. Bake in pre-heated 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from immediately to wire racks to cool. Can be frozen
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