Ginetti (Italian Puff Cookies)

Name: Ginetti (Italian Puff Cookies)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5 dozen
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup sugar; 6 eggs; 2 lemons, zest of; 4 1/2 cups flour; 8 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon water (if too thick..add 1/2 tsp at a time until desired consistency)

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Recipe by katie in the UP

This recipe came from my Grandmother. I've been making it for several years now. Usually at Christmas, I don't really know why...they would be good any time of year.

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READY IN: 25mins

YIELD: 5 dozen

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

¹⁄₂

cup butter
1

cup sugar
6

eggs
2

lemons, zest of
4 ¹⁄₂

cups flour
8

teaspoons baking powder
1 ¹⁄₂

cups powdered sugar
1

teaspoon water (if too thick..add 1/2 tsp at a time until desired consistency)

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter in a saucepan; set aside to cool to room temperature.
Beat the sugar and eggs together until they are very thick.
Stir in the lemon zest and melted butter.
Sift the flour and baking powder; add to the egg mixture.
Mix thoroughly.
Drop by tsp 1 1/2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile prepare glaze.
Glaze while cookies are warm.
Store in airtight container!

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Ginetti (Italian Puff Cookies)

INGREDIENTS

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