firstly, cream the butter and sugar
together
then add the eggs,
and finally the dry ingredients
mix-a-mix till well blended.
scoop out balls of dough and
shape them any way you want.
and this, is when
the giggles begin…
“yours looks like a pile of poo!”
“mine looks like a giant blob!”
“it’s supposed to be a salmon?! who makes
a salmon cookie?!”
“that’s no turtle! that’s a rock!”
into the oven they go!
hot out of the oven, they come,
giant blobs of – well – Italian Knot Cookies
to
patiently cool on the rack
while icing and sprinkles are being
lined up.
now we dip
and sprinkle
and suddenly we have less than when we started…
more dipping,
more sprinkling
lots more giggles…
as we’ve come to the end of our
4 dozen creations.
flour all over the kitchen;
counters and floor a sticky mess;
and the sound of laughter still
hanging in the air.
the ultimate Christmas gifts:
love and cookies ♥️♥️
L.S. 2023
photoscript: sitting around the Walnut Street kitchen table, from left to right are Reenie, Argie, Netta, Evie, and (my Nana) Adeline
I had been searching and searching for an Italian Knot Cookie recipe that tasted like what I remembered the ‘Nuts making when I was a kid. (See category the ‘Nuts, for more on them!) And I found it. Sort of, because I tweaked it to our liking. See below.
It’s a very tasty, simple recipe to make — good to do with humans of any age; they freeze well, and are always a hit.
If you make them, note that the recipe calls for baking POWDER. “Someone” in my house learned the hard way that baking soda is not the same thing… haha! Buon appetito!
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laurie sliben, writer 