Name: Lady Finger Cookies (Savoiardi)
Yield: 60 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400 g self raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup oil; 4 eggs; juice of 2 lemons lemon juice; as needed powdered sugar; as needed vanilla extract

Dessert

60 servings

77 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Whip the eggs until very thick.

Eggs

Step 2

Add sugar, oil, vanilla, baking powder, and lemon juice to the whipped eggs and stir until combined.

White sugarOilVanilla extractBaking powderLemon juiceEggs

Step 3

Slowly fold in flour with a wooden spoon until you have a very thick batter.

Self raising flour

Step 4

Sift the powdered sugar onto a large flat surface.

Powdered sugar

Step 5

Using a teaspoon, scoop walnut-sized balls of batter onto the powdered sugar and roll each into an oval.

Self raising flourBaking powderWhite sugarOilEggsLemon juicePowdered sugarVanilla extract

Step 6

Transfer cookies to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and cover with a single layer of parchment.

Step 7

Place pans into an oven preheated to 400°F.

Step 8

Bake for 5–15 minutes, until biscotti begin to turn golden.

Step 9

Cool completely.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.