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Lemon Drop Cookies
Lemon Drop Cookies are a classic Italian cake-like lemon cookie frosted with a light lemon glaze.
Servings 24
Calories 139kcal
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 confectioner's sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream together sugar and shortening.
- Add eggs and lemon extract and beat well.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt; Mix well.
- The dough should be soft and sticky.
- With a small cookie scoop, drop dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown on the bottom.
- Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
Icing
- Combine confectioners' sugar, water, and lemon extract and mix until smooth to make the icing.
- Frost the tops of each cookie with a metal spatula.
- Allow cookies to dry before stacking.
- Store in an airtight container.
- NOTE -If you want to freeze the cookies, freeze unfrosted and frost once thawed.
Nutrition
Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg