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Italian Cinnamon Cookies

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 30 cookies
Author Bonnie Hershey, from The Silver Spoon

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 C All Purpose Flour plus extra for dusting dough/hands
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 2/3 C Granulated Sugar plus 2 TBLSPN for rolling
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon plus 1 TBLSPN for rolling
  • Zest of 1 Lemon
  • 5 TBL Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 3 Eggs beaten

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Stir in the sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest.
  • Make a well in the center and add the oil and eggs. Mix well with a fork, and use your hands at the end to incorporate all the flour.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • On a plate, mix together the extra sugar and cinnamon for rolling. Take a spoonful of dough and shape into a ball with your hands. (The balls of dough should be no more than 1-inch in diameter.) Roll each ball into the cinnamon-sugar mixture and place on baking sheet.
  • Flatten the balls slightly before baking.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until they turn golden brown on the edges.
  • Cool on a wire rack.