Italian Love Knots

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teasponns lemon extract (or marsala wine)
1/2 cup butter, softened
powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a baking sheet. Beat the butter until creamy. Add eggs, sugar and lemon extracts and mix well. In a seperate bowl combine flour and baking powder. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture, adding a small amount of milk if the batter is too thick or dry. Mix batter until dough forms. Shape pieces of dough into a thin cigar shape, about 4 or 5 inches long, and then loop the dough into a knot shape. Place knot-shaped dough onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Reviews of Italian Love Knots:

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  rose in hawaii  Mar 9, 2010
Would make this again.
i make them once a week five stars

  Becky Dec. 21, 09 in Huntington, MA  Dec 21, 2009
Would make this again.
This recipe is great. Haven't had these since I was kid and missed them. Glad to have found it here. Should add Glaze instead of conf. sugar. five stars

  Rachael in Goose Lake, Iowa  Dec 11, 2008
Would make this again.
These are delicious cookies and the lemon adds a delicious and different flavor to the cookies. They are a favorite among my family! five stars

  Donna in Brick, NJ  Dec 8, 2007
Would make this again.
Making these cookies brought back memories of baking with my Grandmother so many years ago! She would make almond and anise at Christmas and lemon for Easter. five stars

  A cookie baker in usa  Dec 5, 2007
Would make this again.
good cookies five stars

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