"Duckie ®" > wrote in message
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> Genetta Cookies (Lemon Cookies)
>
> These are my all time favorite cookies. They are a plain cookie with a
> thin
> lemon icing. It's not too sweet and they are delicious with a cup of
> tea.
> Enjoy!
>
> Ingredients:
>
> 5 c. flour
> 1 c. sugar
> 6 tsp. baking powder
> 1 c. Crisco® (vegetable shortening)
> 6 eggs
> 1 T. vanilla
>
> Directions:
>
> Mix together flour, sugar and baking powder. Add Crisco® and mix until
> crumbly. Add eggs and mix together until thoroughly blended. Add
> vanilla and
> mix again quickly. Don't handle the dough too much. Form dough into
> little
> fingers and twist together like crossing legs and lay on an ungreased
> cookie
> sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes until light brown on
> bottom.
> Allow to cool before icing tops.
>
> Sugar Icing...
>
> Ingredients:
>
> Confectioners' sugar
> Lemon extract, almond extract or anise extract
> Water
> 1 tsp. lemon juice
> Colored sprinkles (optional)
>
> Directions:
>
> In a small bowl, make a mound of confectioners' sugar. Add one capful
> of
> extract to mound and slowly add some water a little at a time to make
> a
> thick paste. Stir in lemon juice. Dip the top of the cookie into the
> sugar
> paste, allowing excess to drip off. Top with sprinkles, if desired,
> while
> the cookie is still wet.
>
> Submitted by: Valerie Raccuglia of New York
>
>
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