Do you like to prepare baked Carnival cookies? We have the right recipe. A variety of cakes with low fat and egg. They have no butter too. Your children will enjoy them, really!

Prepare the dough. Put the white flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl or on a work surface. Stir to blend. Make a well in the centre, add the egg, vanilla powder, olive oil and milk. With a fork or your fingertips, gradually, incorporate all the ingredients. Sometimes you'll have to add some flour if the dough is very sticky. Knead the dough on a floured work surface until smooth and elastic.
Halve the dough.
Roll out the first dough on the lightly floured surface, beginning from the centre, to a thickness of 0,3 cm (1/8in); you have to use a long pasta rolling pin for this. Using a glass or a round cutter, cut the dough. Drop 1 teaspoon of jam on every pasta disc; cover it with another pasta disc and press them together with a fork or with your fingers dipped sparingly in water.
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Line the bottom of some baking pans with waxed paper.
Arrange the cakes on the baking pans and bake for 15 minutes or until their surface become golden.

Meanwhile work the second dough.
Add the Italian liqueur and some of the remaining flour, kneading on the floured work surface until smooth and elastic.
Roll out the dough on the lightly floured surface, beginning from the centre, to a thickness of 0,3 cm (1/8in); then cut it into strips.
Make some little cuts in the strips. You can knot some strips. Arrange the cookies on some baking pans, lined with waxed paper. Bake for about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with icing sugars.

Note

• - You can prepare these cakes in advance.
• - If you want, you can substitute the liqueur with orange juice

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