Italian Olive Oil Cookies
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Indulge in homemade Italian cookies that are subtly sweet and fragrant. Perfect for coffee breaks and afternoon treats!
Italian Cookies
Italian cookies are known for being simple, rustic, and full of flavor—and this version stays true to tradition while using fresher, cleaner ingredients. These Italian Cookies are made with self-rising flour, organic cane sugar, extra virgin olive oil, and apple cider, creating a soft, tender cookie with a lightly crisp edge.
They’re subtly sweet, beautifully fragrant, and perfect for coffee, tea, or a little afternoon treat. This recipe keeps things uncomplicated while delivering a classic Italian bakery vibe.
Easy Italian Cookie Recipes
If you love baking but don’t love complicated steps, this recipe is your new go-to. Italian cookie recipes are famously easy, and this one is no exception—just mix, scoop, shape, and bake.
Self-rising flour eliminates extra ingredients, organic cane sugar gives a cleaner sweetness, and olive oil provides effortless moisture. Apple cider adds brightness and a soft rise without needing dairy or butter. It’s the kind of recipe you can whip up last minute and still impress your guests.
Italian Olive Oil Cookies
Olive oil is essential in many traditional Italian desserts, and here it shines. Extra virgin olive oil keeps these cookies moist, tender, and light while adding heart-healthy benefits. Unlike butter-based cookies, olive oil cookies stay soft for days and offer a more delicate texture.
EVOO is rich in antioxidants and healthy monounsaturated fats, making this recipe a better-for-you choice without sacrificing flavor. The pairing of olive oil with apple cider gives a subtle fruitiness that sets these cookies apart.
Italian Oil Cookies
Italian oil cookies have always been known for their simplicity, and this updated version honors that heritage. Using self-rising flour, you get a perfectly airy texture without needing baking powder or salt.
Organic cane sugar brings natural sweetness with a hint of molasses, and apple cider provides a gentle tang that balances the richness of the olive oil. These cookies are soft, tender, and lightly golden—ideal for holiday cookie trays, everyday snacking, or gifting.
Cookie Recipe Easy
This recipe is as easy as it gets. No mixer needed, no chilling required, and no long ingredient list. Everything comes together in one bowl, and the dough is incredibly forgiving.
It’s perfect for beginner bakers, busy home cooks, or anyone craving a simple homemade treat. Thanks to the olive oil and apple cider, the dough stays moist and easy to shape, ensuring consistent, bakery-style cookies every time. Just stir, scoop, and bake.
4 Ingredient Cookies
While this recipe uses four ingredients, it still reflects the effortless spirit of classic 4-ingredient Italian cookies—minimal ingredients with maximum flavor. Each ingredient carries its own health-friendly benefits:
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Self-rising flour ensures an easy rise and tender crumb.
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Organic cane sugar provides a more natural, less processed sweetness.
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Extra virgin olive oil brings antioxidants and healthy fats.
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Apple cider delivers natural acidity and a subtle nutritional boost from polyphenols.
Together, they create a cookie that’s simple, wholesome, and deeply rooted in Italian tradition.
Italian Olive Oil Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup organic sugar
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 cups flour, self rising, divided + more for surface area to make cookies
- 1/2 cup appl cider
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the sugar, olive oil and salt. Blend together well about 5 minutes.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of flour and work into the mixture. It will be thick. Add the apple cider and blend into the mixture. It will be more loose. Add the remaining flour and work into the mixture.
- Use your hands to work the dough in the bowl blending and kind of 'kneading' it for about five minutes.
- Coat your surface with about 1/2 cup of flour and spread it out. Take one-third of the dough and work it in your hands. The stickiness should be gone. Start gently rolling into a long 'snake' shape (about 18-24"). Cut in half. Lay the two 'snakes' side by side. Cut these two pieces into 3-5 smaller pices.
- Take these pieces, each about 2.5-4" in length (like a snake) and coil it into a circle, like a 'rose'. Place on the cookie sheet. Continue until all the dough is completed. Let the rolled cookie shapes sit for about 15 minutes before baking. This will allow some rise from the self-rising flour.
- Bake in a preheated 350 oven about 15-18 minutes. Remove and let cool.
