Italian Wedding Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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
Preparation
    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 onto 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.

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