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| Italian Lemon Cookies |
Italian Lemon cookies
3/4 pound unsalted butter
3/4 pound unsalted butter
1 loving cup sugar
8 large eggs
Zest 1 large lemon
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
4 cups all-purpose flour
four tablespoons baking powder
four tablespoons baking powder
pinch salt
Icing:
1 loving cup confectioner sugar
2 -3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Milk every bit needed for consistency
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a distich of baking sheets alongside parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter as well as saccharide alongside a paw mixer; add together eggs a few at a time. Mix well. Add zest as well as juice of lemon. Mix again.
3. Combine as well as sift flour, baking powder, as well as tabular array salt inward or as well as thus other bowl. Add dry out ingredients to moisture mixture a 3rd at a time. Knead until the dough is firm, non potent as well as non sticky. (If the dough is moisture add together additional flour a piddling at a time) Form into a large ball. Let stand upwards nigh 15-20 minutes.
4. When laid upwards to shape, cutting little pieces of dough alongside a knife, whorl each slice inward slightly floured hands. You tin give the axe brand shapes such every bit a wreath, braid, knots, or whatsoever variety y'all like.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Wait until the cookies convey cooled. Make the icing for the laissez passer on of the cookies to desired consistency. Let the icing saccharide completely dry out earlier storing. Makes 2-4 dozens depending on the size of cookies.
These cookies are non real sweetness unless y'all add together a lot of icing as well as sprinkles to the laissez passer on of the cookies. They are delicious traditional Southern Italian cookies. Enjoy them alongside your household unit of measurement for Christmas or whatsoever holiday!
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