Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

By Kmac_4

Ingredients

• 2 C melted butter
• 2 C powdered sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 t vanilla
• 1 t lemon zest
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t cream of tartar
• 1 t salt
• 4 1/2 C flour
• 1/2 C white sugar in bowl for later

Details

Servings 96

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter. Add sugars and mix. Let cool to room temperature and mix in eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix well. Add flour gradually.

Chill overnight.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Roll dough into walnut sized balls. Roll in white sugar. Place on greased cookie shet and flatten.

Bake at 325 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Cool on sheet for 2 minutes.