Grandma Vivardo’s Italian Easter Cookies

Grandma Vivardo’s Italian Easter Cookies

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This traditional Italian recipe makes little Easter baskets using leftover colored eggs. Mary DiSomma’s cuddura or pupa cu l’ova Easter Cookies is a family reci

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Cooking tools:

  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Baking sheet
  • Pot
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Whisk
  • Spoon
  • Grater
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Cooling rack
  • Plate

Ingredients

  • 8 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 large eggs
  • 2½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mary DiSomma’s Madagascar cognac vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon anise extract or a few drops of anise oil (see note)
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • Colored hard-boiled eggs (optional)
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons milk or water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Mary DiSomma’s Madagascar cognac vanilla extract (optional)
  • Nonpareils

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