Gocce di Limone Innevate (“Snowy Lemon Drops”)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream Crisco and sugar with a mixer until smooth.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and lemon extract.
4. In another bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
5. Gradually add the egg mixture to the creamed Crisco and sugar, mixing well with an electric mixer.
6. Slowly mix in the flour mixture, using the mixer for half of the process and finishing by hand.
7. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving space between cookies.
8. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the bottoms are lightly golden and the tops crack. Cool on a wire rack.

Attribution: These cherished Italian cookies were passed down from my Nani Russo and Nani Fiorenza. My mom bakes them every Christmas—and even for weddings!

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