ANGINETTI (ITALIAN LEMON DROP COOKIES)
Like most Italian cookies, these lemon drop cookies aren't too sweet. The perfect summer-time treat or a great addition to your holiday cookie tray!
Provided by Kim D.
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- For cookies, 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 slightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown.
- Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
- For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, water and lemon extract and mix until smooth.
- 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 Facts : Calories 141.4, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 44.3, Carbohydrate 27.2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 18.9, Protein 1.9
ANGINETTI (ITALIAN LEMON DROP COOKIES) RECIPE - (4.1/5)
Provided by á-2825
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. 2. In a mixing bowl beat sugar, vanilla, lemon peel and 6 tablespoons of butter with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue to beat for 1 minute. 3. Stir in flour and baking powder (will be a soft, sticky dough). 4. Drop by heaping teaspoon onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. 5. Bake about 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. 6. Meanwhile, prepare icing by melting 1 tablespoon of butter over low heat. Add sugar, water, lemon juice and vanilla and whisk until sugar melts and mixture is heated through. Thin with more water if icing is too thick to brush. 7. Remove cookies from oven and immediately brush warm icing over hot cookies. Cool iced cookies on sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool completely.
ANGINETTI (ITALIAN LEMON DROP COOKIES)
Like most Italian cookies, these lemon drop cookies aren't too sweet. The perfect summer-time treat or a great addition to your holiday cookie tray!
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- For cookies, 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 slightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone, spacing them about 2-inches apart.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown.
- Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
- For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, water and lemon extract and mix until smooth.
- 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.
ANGINETTI (LEMON DROP COOKIES)
These are delicious, with a nice lemony flavor. A recipe was posted on here by Star Pooley using Anginetti cookies, however they have been discontinued by Stella Dori now. The members were looking for them so I found this recipe on how to make them yourself. If this makes to many you can always cut it in half to make just a few...
Provided by Carol Junkins
Categories Cookies
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. In an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, milk, lemon extract, sugar, and oil until well blended. 2.On low speed, add flour and baking powder. Mix until just blended. The dough should be soft and sticky. 3.Lightly dust the dough and your fingers with a little additional flour. Drop the dough from a teaspoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, spacing the cookies 2 inches apart. 4.Bake immediately for 8-10 minutes, or until slightly browned. Remove cookie sheet from oven. Using a metal spatula, remove cookies from sheet onto wire racks. Cool on wire racks.
- 2. Frost with Lemon Confectioners' Frosting (see the following recipe)
- 3. 6 cups confectioners' sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (or use lemon extract or orange extract) 1/2 cup water ( or lemon juice, or orange juice)
- 4. in an electric mixer on medium speed, beat all ingredients until smooth. Using a metal spatula, frost the tops of the cookies. the frosting will drip down the sides and coat the cookies. Dry the frosted cookies on wire cooling racks. Store in airtight container.
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What are Anginetti Lemon Drop cookies?
Also known as Italian Lemon Knot cookies, Anginetti Lemon Drop cookies are traditional Italian cookies that have been in existence for a long time. These cookies have a soft and cake-like texture and are infused with lemon flavors that give them a tangy and citrusy taste. They are usually served with coffee or tea and are perfect for any occasion.Ingredients
To prepare Anginetti Lemon Drop Cookies, you will need the following ingredients;Dry Ingredients
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 tablespoon Lemon zest
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice
Lemon glaze
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1/3 cup Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Lemon zest