Sardinian Papassini Cookies
Sardinian holiday cookies.
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- Serves: 60 persons
Ingredients
- 8ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 8ounces water
- 1pound unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 8cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
- 1½ cups chopped walnuts
- 1cup white sugar
- 1cup raisins
- 3tablespoons grated orange zest
- ½tablespoon salt
- 4cups powdered sugar, or as needed
- ½cup milk, or as needed
- 1(1.75 ounce) package multicolored candy sprinkles, or as needed
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).Step 2
Dilute thawed orange juice concentrate with water.Step 3
Cut butter into flour until texture resembles coarse crumbs. Add walnuts, white sugar, raisins, orange juice mixture, orange zest, and salt; mix together with your hands. Add more flour as needed until dough is not sticky.Step 4
Roll dough on a floured board into a square shape. Cut into diamond shapes or squares. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheets.Step 5
Bake in batches the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool, 15 to 20 minutes.Step 6
Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar and milk in a bowl. Frost cookies and add sprinkles.