Luisa's Orange Juice Cookies

By Marylee

My cousin Luisa is a phenomenal cook and baker and uses many recipes from her birthplace, Sulmona, Italy.

Ingredients

• Cookies
• 12 eggs
• 5 cups sugar
• 3 cups orange juice
• 1 small bottle almond extract
• 1 small bottle lemon extract
• 1 small bottle cannelle
• 2 pounds crisco
• 12 teaspoons baking powder
• 10 cups flour (more if too wet)
• Glaze
• 2 - 3 pounds confectioners sugar
• add about 1 oz lemon extract and water.

Preparation

Step 1

Combine crisco with sugar. Add eggs and mix until blended thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients and mix until combined. Drop 2 teaspoonfuls on parchment lined rimmed cookie sheet and bake at 375°

Glaze while warm.