Anginetti (Italian Lemon Drop Cookies)

By cuznvin

Ingredients

• COOKIE
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• FROSTING
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Preparation

Step 1

# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# 2 For cookies, cream together sugar and shortening.
# 3 Add eggs and lemon extract and beat well.
# 4 Add flour, baking powder and salt; Mix well.
# 5 The dough should be soft and sticky.
# 6 With a small cookie scoop, drop dough onto a slightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
# 7 Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown.
# 8 Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
# 9 For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, water and lemon extract and mix until smooth.
# 10 Frost the tops of each cookie with a metal spatula.
# 11 Allow cookies to dry before stacking.
# 12 Store in an airtight container.
# 13 ~NOTE~If you want to freeze the cookies, freeze unfrosted and frost once thawed.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/anginetti-italian-lemon-drop-cookies-104852#ixzz1DtVLYCRD