• Preheat oven to 350℉
• Mix together egg and sugar. Add milk, vanilla extract, lemon juice and lemon zest. Melt the shortening until it is liquid and let it cool somewhat before adding it to the mixture (you don't want it to cook the egg).
  1 cup sugar, ¼ cup milk, 3 large eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 Lemon zest, ½ lemon , 1 cup shortening
• Mix flour and baking powder together. Add flour to mixture a little bit at a time, when you can't mix it any more by hand roll it out onto a floured surface and continue to incorporate flour as needed until you reach a consistency that isn't sticky.
  4 tsp baking powder, 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
• Roll into a ball and using a knife or dough scraper, divide the dough into 6 slices.
• Roll out each slice into about 1 inch roll and cut into 4 to 5 inch pieces. Take each piece and shape it into an S then place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for about 10 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden. Be careful to keep an eye on the cookie bottoms that they don't burn.

For the Glaze (optional)

• Let the cookies cool completely before icing
• Place icing sugar in a small bowl and add a little bit of the milk until you get a thick but spreadable paste.
  1 cup icing sugar, 1 tbsp milk
• Using a basting brush or a spoon spread the icing over the cookies, then add a few sprinkles. Let dry completely before storing.
  2 tbsp sprinkles