Vacanze Cookie

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