italian wedding cakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup melted shortening
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 8 teaspoons water
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• combine 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs and 1 cup milk. add baking powder, 3 1/2 cups flour, and salt. then add warmed, melted shortening and almond flavoring.
• flour a cookie sheet (no grease) and drop cookie batter from a teaspoon sheet. bake for 10-15 minutes. cookies will be cake-like. be sure to bake them on center rack.
• to make frosting: mix together confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon almond flavoring, water and 2 tablespoons of melted butter. stir and frost cooled cookies.