Mrs. Ronzo's Lemon Balls

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar 
• 3  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract 
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 1 pinch salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 3 tablespoons water 
• 1.5 cups sugar white

Equipment

• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Blend the white sugar and shortening until light. Beat in the eggs, milk, vanilla and 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
3. Mix until well blended.
4. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
5. Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture.
6. Mix until combined (the dough will be sticky). Drop spoonfuls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
7. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Let cookies cool then frost with icing.
9. Combine the confectioners' sugar, water and lemon extract to taste. Beat until smooth and make icing thick enough to spread on cooled cookies