Ginetti (Italian Puff Cookies) - cooking recipe

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)

Preparation

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!