The arlecchino oil cookies are simple shortbread cookies to make, without butter, slightly sweet and with colorful sprinkles.
If you love homemade and crumbly cookies, try this recipe.
Visually charming, colorful, and so cheerful, even for the little ones.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 24 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
Let’s see the ingredients needed for this recipe
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- to taste orange zest (grated)
- A few drops almond essence
- to taste sugar sprinkles (colored)
- to taste ground ginger
- to taste ground cinnamon
- to taste vanilla
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- Cookie cutter
- 1 Baking tray
- Parchment paper
- 1 Rolling pin
- 1 Work surface
- 1 Fork
Steps
In a bowl, break the eggs (which you should have left at room temperature), add a pinch of salt, sugar and start mixing with a fork.
Add the oil, the grated orange zest and mix again.
Also add the essences, vanilla, almond, cinnamon, ginger. Add them in equal amounts, a sprinkle for the powders and a few drops for the liquid essences.
At this point, start incorporating the dry ingredients, sifted flour and baking powder.
Add them little by little, and when it is no longer possible to work with a fork, use your hands.
You will obtain a smooth and soft dough.
With a rolling pin roll out the dough on a work surface and use a cookie cutter to shape as desired.
I cut mine into flower shapes and followed my imagination.
Once ready, distribute the colored sugar sprinkles on the surface.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 356°F for about 15 minutes.
Enjoy these simple but delicious cookies
Storing Arlecchino Oil Cookies
Arlecchino cookies can be stored for a few days in a tin box or airtight glass cookie jar.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Do you love making cookies?
I do, and this time I wanted to add a touch of color and cheer to win over even the little ones.
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