Gina's Italian Butter Cookies

New Year's - Holidays and Events

Traditional Italian-American bakery-style butter cookies that will make you feel like you bought them from your favorite local bakery in New York! Fill them with raspberry or apricot preserves, or chocolate, or dip one side in chocolate and cover with sprinkles--or do both! Whatever you choose, these are sure to be your new favorite recipe for every holiday and celebration to come!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 48

Yield: 48 cookies

Gina's Italian Butter Cookies

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups cake flour

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter

softened

1 cup white sugar

½ cup vegetable shortening

4 ounces almond paste

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon lemon juice

¼ teaspoon almond extract

Chef John's Porchetta

Holidays and Events

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine cake flour all-purpose flour baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Combine butter sugar and shortening in a large bowl; cream with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Mix in almond paste until thoroughly combined. Add eggs vanilla extract lemon juice and almond extract. Reduce the mixing speed to low and slowly add dry ingredients. Scrape down the bowl once all dry ingredients are added then mix on medium speed until evenly combined about 30 seconds.

Step 4

Fit a large pastry bag with an 864 or 4S tip and fill bag with batter. Pipe evenly sized cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart giving cookies space to puff slightly during baking.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven in batches if necessary until bottom edges are slightly browned 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutritional Information

Gina's Italian Butter Cookies

Servings Per Recipe:48

Calories: 121.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.5g 3%

Carbohydrates: 13.6g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 4.2g

Fat: 6.9g 11%

Saturated Fat: 3.1g 16%

Cholesterol: 17.9mg 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 128.4IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 22.5mcg 6%

Calcium: 15mg 2%

Iron: 0.8mg 4%

Magnesium: 5.4mg 2%

Potassium: 23.1mg 1%

Sodium: 65mg 3%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 62.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.