First and foremost Happy Mothers Day to all mommas, especially MINE! I love you very much, and appreciate all the loving things you have done for me, all the loving words you have said to me, all the loving devotion you put in me, and all the loving faith and support you have for me! I know its not only my momma, I’m sure we all feel this way, and I would like to take this well deserved time to acknowledge, and appreciate all the sacrifices they do for us!!
My Momma ❤Everyone has that specific dish, and/or specific dessert your momma makes that is soooo good, and they bring it to every dinner/event they attend! For my momma it is either her tiramisu, or her LEMON COOKIES! I promise to post her tiramisu one day as well, so just keep up with me on my blog! These lemon cookies were actually from my Nonna- Lina. I watched her, and made these with her practically my whole childhood. Once again, she never really measures or writes recipes that are fully accurate. Italians will understand hah..but nonetheless this is the recipe we bake today! If your Italian, then you know exactly what cookie I am talking about. They are on every dinner table with coffee after every meal!! Or they are being shipped to every person in the whole family for Christmas, with an assortment of different Italian Cookies. These are the family favorite though.
Not only are they good as the after dinner coffee/tea cookie, they are great to bring as a gift, or to a dinner party. My momma has fun, and tries to be cute and festive with them. If there is a holiday, or theme dinner party, she will color the icing with the appropriate color scheme. For example before my baby cousin Gianna was born, we had a pumpkin gender reveal party. It was a girl!!
Lemon cookie throwback!
BABY GIANNA
ITALIAN LEMON COOKIES
YIELD:20-25 Cookies
BAKE TEMP: 350°F 10-12 Minutes
INGREDIENTS:
Cookie Dough:
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Crisco Shortening
3 Eggs
2 Tsp Lemon Extract
1 Lemon Zest
1 Tsp Lemon Juice
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
1/4 Tsp Salt
Icing:
3 Cups Powder Sugar
1 Lemon Juiced and Zested
1 1/2 Tsp Lemon Extract
1-2 Tsp Milk
Cream shortening, sugar, and zest together. Scrape sides of the bowl, and add/mix in the eggs, lemon juice, and extract. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder. DO NOT OVER MIX! Just mix until incorporated. Grab a pinch of dough at a time and roll into logs, and then tie into a KNOT. ** Putting a touch of oil on the board, and your hands prevents the dough from sticking.
These cookies do not spread very much, so pack them in!! Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit 10- 12 minutes! You want them soft, DO NOT OVER BAKE! ICING: Mix all ingredients to an Elmers glue consistency. You want it pasty, but not liquidy. After the cookies have cooled down for 30 minutes. Dunk the tops in the lemon icing. After going through all the cookies, repeat the process a second time for a thicker coating. After all the cookies are glazed place in the cooler for 20 minutes so the coating can get hard, and you can store them!!!
Italian Lemon Cookies
Lemon icing glaze
Nala Loves them!
Once again HAPPY MOTHERS DAY (DOG MOMS TOO!!), and happy Sunday!! See you next week! Let me know what you think!!! Thank you, and come bake with me!! They need a Happy Dog Parents Day or Happy AUNTS/UNCLES DAY haha.
Thank you for posting the lemon cookie recipe and the beautiful words you added to the recipe about me. I love you and appreciate everything you do! Wish you were here!
Love,
Mom
Yes now I have the secret Italian family recipe!!!
Love you happy puppy mothersday!!
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Thank you for posting the lemon cookie recipe and the beautiful words you added to the recipe about me. I love you and appreciate everything you do! Wish you were here!
Love,
Mom
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Once again very educational piece. Thank you for your efforts. Keep up the good work. Love you, Mom and Dad.
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Hi Christina– these look so rich and flavorful!! No wonder they are a favorite! And I love the cute little shape. thanks thanks! xo
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