Italian Christmas cookies. Italian Christmas Cookies will be a new favorite at this year's Christmas cookie swap. They're simple and elegant, with a texture similar to a thick, just-set sugar cookie. From adding icing and sprinkles, to creating mini reindeer Make your holidays a little sweeter this year with these Italian-inspired Christmas cookies.

Ingredients of Italian Christmas cookies
- You need 1 cup of butter, softened.
- You need 2 cup of granulated sugar.
- You need 3 each of eggs.
- You need 15 oz of ricotta cheese.
- It’s 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- It’s 4 cup of all-purpose flour.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
- It’s 1 tsp of baking soda.
- It’s 1/4 cup of butter, softened.
- You need 4 cup of confectioners sugar.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- It’s 4 tbsp of milk.
- You need 1 of sprinkles.
Try them and see for yourself how delicious they are! Has the Christmas fever started shaking you? This year we thought we'd bake something beyond basic sugar cookies. These Italian Christmas Cookies are extremely popular anytime during the year, but especially at Christmas Time.
Italian Christmas cookies instructions
Made with crostata dough (pasta frolla) and cut out into your favourite shapes. These traditional Italian Christmas Cookies are filled with figs and topped with a sweet white icing. You'll often see these popular cookies covered in festive holiday sprinkles or colored sugars. See more ideas about christmas baking, italian christmas cookies, christmas cookies. Italian Christmas Cookies – colorful sprinkles make these cookies look so pretty on any holiday Traditional Italian cookies are made with anise flavoring.