Recipe: Angeletti

I was going to go to a friend's place for a Bachelorette girls night, and I didn't want to come over empty-handed. So I looked up "unique cookie recipes," and I found this recipe for Angeletti on Real Simple. I'm sure there's some history as to why these sprinkle cookies are called that, but let's just say they're fit for angels.

Ingredients

Cookies:

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

½ cup granulated sugar

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for rolling the dough

2 teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Glaze:

1⅓ cups confectioners’ sugar

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons multicolored nonpareil sprinkles, for decoration (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375° F.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, and eggs until blended. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until just combined (do not over-mix).
3. With floured hands, roll level tablespoonfuls of the dough into balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Bake until puffed and the bottoms are pale golden, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
4. Make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, 2 tablespoons water, and the vanilla until the mixture forms a thick but pourable glaze (add more water if necessary).
5. Dip the top of each cookie into the glaze and let set, rounded side up, on a rack set over a piece of parchment paper. Sprinkle with non-pareils, if using. Allow the glaze to set, about 20 minutes. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

These cookies are quite yummy! I didn't bother flouring my hands when rolling the dough; it's pretty easy to make roughly-shaped round balls for the cookies. And I will say that I had to add A LOT more water to make the glaze even somewhat of a liquid, but I did end up with some extra icing, so...not sure I got quite the right balance.

I'm not sure why the recipe says the sprinkles are optional: those are what make these cookies!