Name: Taralli Di Ferragosto (Biscuits for August 15th, from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd ediiton)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: For the dough:; 10 eggs, separated; 2 lbs flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 3/4 cup anise liqueur; 1/2 cup water; Pinch of salt; Juice of one lemon; For the icing: Mix 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, and 2 tbsp milk.

Taralli Di Ferragosto (Biscuits for August 15th, from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions, 2nd ediiton)

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Ingredients

For the dough:
10 eggs, separated
2 lbs flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup anise liqueur
1/2 cup water
Pinch of salt
Juice of one lemon
For the icing: Mix 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, and 2 tbsp milk.

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, place 3 cups flour, egg yolks, and a pinch of salt. Blend for about 10 minutes into a dough. In another bowl, whisk egg whites till peaks are formed. Fold in remaining flour, then fold this mixture into the flour/egg yolk dough. Blend till a smooth dough is formed. Form into small, wreath-shaped cookies, about the size of a quarter. Bake on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper for 40 minutes in preheated oven. Remove from oven, let cool.
Blend icing ingredients together till smooth and top cooled biscuits with this. Place cookies on parchment paper till icing hardens.