{"id":3755,"date":"2020-06-13T17:42:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T17:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masterofkitchen.com\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2020-06-13T17:42:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T17:42:10","slug":"italian-lemon-drop-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/italian-lemon-drop-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Lemon Drop Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"info_block margin-top-1\">\n<div class=\"short-desc\">\n<div class=\"desc margin-top-2\">\n<p class=\"summary italic\">These Italian Lemon Drop Cookies are simple and exquisite dessert. Soft lemon cookies that melt in your mouth, with the delicate taste and scent of citrus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"separator\" \/>\n<div class=\"ingredients_block\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">INGREDIENTS :<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle col-xs-12 \">Cookies<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ingredients-list \">\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1\/2 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1\/4 cup vegetable shortening, margarine, or butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1 1\/2 teaspoons lemon extract<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1\/8 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1\/2 teaspoon lemon zest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle col-xs-12 \">Frosting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ingredients-list \">\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">3 cups confectioner\u2019s sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1\/4 cup water, or fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">1 teaspoon lemon extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"separator\" \/>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DIRECTIONS :<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"instructions_block\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<ol class=\"instructions-list \">\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle col-xs-12 \">For cookies<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"instructions-list \">\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Cream together sugar and shortening.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Add eggs and lemon extract and beat well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Add flour, baking powder and salt, and lemon zest; Mix well. The dough should be soft and sticky.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">With a small cookie scoop, drop dough onto a slightly greased cookie sheet or baking stone, spacing them about 2-inches apart.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until firm and lightly brown.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely on wire racks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle col-xs-12 \">For frosting<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"instructions-list \">\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Combine confectioners\u2019 sugar, water and lemon extract and mix until smooth.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Frost the tops of each cookie with a metal spatula.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Allow cookies to dry before stacking.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient  \">Store in an airtight container.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These Italian Lemon Drop Cookies are simple and exquisite dessert. Soft lemon cookies that melt in your mouth, with the delicate taste and scent of citrus. INGREDIENTS : Cookies 1\/2 cup sugar 1\/4 cup vegetable shortening, margarine, or butter 3 large eggs 1 1\/2 teaspoons lemon extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1\/2 teaspoons baking [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/italian-lemon-drop-cookies\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3755"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3755"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=3755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}