Baked Turdilli are traditional Calabrese Christmas cookies.
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp Crisco Shortening
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup oil
- 4 cups flour
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- i cup icing sugar
- 1 tbsp Baileys, Sambucca or your choice of flavouring
- 1 cup honey
- sprinkles optional
- white sugar optional
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Beat the eggs and shortening first.
Add the water and oil.
Next put in all the dry ingredients.
Mix with dough hook.
Roll onto counter and knead a few times.
Cut large pieces and roll into 1 inch ropes.
Now, cut to desired lengths.
Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes.
Lower oven to 350 and cook a further 10 to 15 until golden.
Place on a rack to cool.
Ice and decorate as desired.
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Place the honey in a pan until it bubbles.
Remove from heat and toss in turdilli.
Coat all the turdilli in honey.
With a slotted spoon, place turdilli on a rack.
Garnish with sprinkles or plain white sugar.
They are also good with just the honey.
To make chocolate icing sugar add 1 tbsp of cocoa to the mixture.
Icing should be thin.