# Pizzicati Italian Cookies

Pizzicati (Christmas cookies) are delicate Italian shortbread cookies filled with jam.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups all purpose flour
- 0.25 cups powdered sugar
- 0.25 cups cornstarch
- 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 lemon zest
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 0.33 cup strawberry jam

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, combine flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, and lemon zest.
2. Add butter, vanilla extract, and egg.
3. Mix until a dough forms.
4. Chill the dough, then roll it out and cut into circles.
5. Fill each circle with jam.
6. Pinch the dough together to seal.
7. Bake until golden brown and finish with powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- glass bowl
- hand mixer
- spatula
- rolling pin
- cookie cutter
- baking sheet
- cooling rack

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2e9UUPA/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ab75fc31-42d7-45ee-bf9e-b98a9babd556
- Extracted: 2025-01-18

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