S-O Good!
Traditional Italian S-shaped cookies - a family favorite!
📝 Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups of All purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- Zest of one lemon
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Prepare several baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper and set aside.
- 2
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder; set aside.
- 3
Add eggs, sugar, oil and lemon zest to your mixer bowl. Mix on low speed until combined.
- 4
Slowly add in the flour mix 1/2 cup portion at a time and mix on medium speed until you have a soft dough. Take care not to over mix the dough.
- 5
Dump out the dough onto a clean and lightly floured surface. Work the dough just a bit until it is smooth and cohesive.
- 6
Scoop out portions (2 Tablespoons) of the dough on place on the floured surface. Roll the dough piece into a 4-5 inch strand (1/2 inch diameter).
- 7
Form into an S and place on parchment lined baking sheet. You could pull portions of dough and they could be between 3-8 inches long.
- 8
Press gently to flatten a little. Continue shaping the rest of the cookies and place them about 1-inch apart.
- 9
In a small bowl beat the egg to make the egg wash. Brush each cookie with the egg wash.
- 10
Bake for 15-20 minutes and until golden brown. Depending on the size, some could be done sooner, so be sure to start checking them at about 13 minutes.
- 11
Store in an airtight container.