Ingredients
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 Teaspoons lemon extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups flour
- 8 teaspoons baking powder
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F.
1. Combine flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl.
2. In a mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, milk, lemon extract, sugar and oil until well blended.
3. On low speed, add the flour and baking powder mixture. Mix just until blended. The dough should be soft and sticky.
4. Lightly dust the dough and your fingers with a little flour. Drop the dough from a teaspoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, spacing the cookies 2" apart.
5. Bake immediatley for 8 to 10 minutes, or until slightly browned.
6. Remove cookie sheet from oven. Using a metal spatula, remove cookies from sheet onto a wire racks.
7. Cool on wire racks.
8. Frost with lemon Confenctioners Frosting (see the following recipe).
If it is necessary to freeze cookies, use heavy-duty plastic freezer bags and freeze the cookies unfrosted.
CONFECTIONERS FROSTINGS
This is a basic glaze that can be used for several different cookies.
It is a very versatile icing. You can substitute another extract (e.g. anisette, vanilla, orange) to create different flavors.
2 Cups Confectioners Sugar
1 Teaspoon Lemon Extract (for anisette or orange, use 2 Teaspoons)
1/4 cup water (or milk)
-In an electric Mixer on medium speed, beat all the ingredients until smooth.
-Using a metal spatula, frost the tops of the cookies.
The frosting will drip down the sides and coat the cookies.
-Dry the frosted cookies on wire racks. Store in a air-tight container.
Anisette confectioners Frosting
In the recipe above use, 2 Teaspoons Anisette Extract.
Orange confectioners Frosting
In the recipe above, use 2 Teaspoons Orange Extract.
These lemon cookie recipes and frosting recipes are taken from,
"Sweet Maria's Italian Cooking" by Maria Bruscino Sanchez.