Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 lemons, zest of

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 use an electric mixer to cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 4 beat in eggs.
• 5 add flour mixture, and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined.
• 6 stir in vanilla or lemon juice and zest.
• 7 wrap dough in plastic; chill for about 30 minutes.
• 8 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 9 on a floured surface, roll dough to 0.125 inch thick.
• 10 cut into desired shapes.
• 11 transfer to ungreased baking sheets; refrigerate until firm, 15 minutes.
• 12 bake until edges just start to brown, 8-10 minutes .
• 13 cool on wire racks; decorate as desired.