Anginetti (Italian Lemon Drop Cookies)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

For cookies, cream together sugar and shortening.

Step 3

Add eggs and lemon extract and beat well.

Step 4

Add flour, baking powder and salt; Mix well.

Step 5

The dough should be soft and sticky.

Step 6

With a small cookie scoop, drop dough onto a slightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone, spacing them about 2-inches apart.

Step 7

Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown.

Step 8

Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely on wire racks.

Step 9

For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, water and lemon extract and mix until smooth.

Step 10

Frost the tops of each cookie with a metal spatula.

Step 11

Allow cookies to dry before stacking.

Step 12

Store in an airtight container.

Step 13

~NOTE~If you want to freeze the cookies, freeze unfrosted and frost once thawed.