Ginger Lemon cookies

By mrsbagge

Absolutely fabulous cookies! Make several copies of the recipe...everyone always takes one bite and then asks for the recipe. This is my "most traded" "most requested" recipe.

Ingredients

• 1/2 c UNSALTED butter at room temp (if using salted butter omit additional salt)
• 3/4 c plus 4 T sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 tsp grated lemon rind
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup plus 2 T flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

325' oven

Electric mixer: cream the butter with the sugar (leave 3 T of sugar out for later use)

Beat in egg, lemon rind and vanilla.

Sift the flour, baking powder, ginger and salt into a small bowl.

Slowly add the sifted mixture to the creamed mixture using low speed.

Scrape the sides of the bowl and fowl a ball. Cover in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least one hour.

With floured hands, using heaping teaspoons form small balls. Arrange them 2 inches apart onto parchment paper lined cookies sheets. ONLY 9 per cookie sheet - these cookies spread!

Put the remaining sugar into a bowl. Dip the bottom of a glass first in cold water, then in the sugar and press the balls to flatten them to 1/3 inch thick.

Bake the cookies for 18 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.