Buon Natale!
Vacanze Cookies are Italian! They are interesting. Some people won’t like them as they are fried cookies. Strange, I know, but they are tasty. Hope you enjoy making these!
Ingredients
· 1 tablespoon of sugar
· 1 teaspoon of lemon zest
· 1 teaspoon of vanilla oil
· ½ teaspoon of sea salt
· 4 eggs
· 2 ½ cups of unbleached flour
· Canola oil for frying
· 1 cup of honey
· Candy sprinkles
Directions
· In a large bowl mix together sugar, lemon zest, vanilla, and sea salt
· Add eggs and 2 cups of flour and mix until well blended
· Turn out onto a floured surface and knead in the remaining flour
· With a floured knife cut into 20 pieces
· Roll each piece into a rope
· Cut rope into ½ inch pieces
· Heat the oil to 350 degrees F
· Fry cookies, about 5 at a time for 2 minutes per side
· Drain on paper towels and place in a large bowl
· Heat honey until it comes to a boil
· Pour over the cookies
· Move the cookies to a serving platter cover with candy sprinkles
· Allow to cool before serving
