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hello all-city bakery on 5th avenue makes a cookie that looks like a scoop of ice cream -looks delicious to - i cant find anything that comes close to looking like this please help

Ginetti (italian Puff Cookies) Recipe #117147

This recipe came from my Grandmother.

I've been making it for several years now.

Usually at Christmas, I don't really know why..

.they would be good any time of year.

by katie in the UP

5 dozen

25 min 15 min prep

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 consistancy)

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!

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Go to this web site and key in the number by the recipe and look at the picture.
I think it is the cookie..

http://www.recipezaar.com/117147