Lemon Sugar Cookies

By tuqui13

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• Nonstick vegetable oil spray
• Colored sugar crystals or nonpareils

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 35mins
Cooking time 37mins

Preparation

Step 1

Using electric mixer, beat first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Beat in flour. Cover; chill dough until firm but not hard, about 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 2 large rimmed baking sheets with nonstick spray. Pour sugars or nonpareils into separate bowls. Working with moistened hands and 1 level tablespoon at a time, shape dough into balls. Roll balls in colored sugars to coat; arrange on sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Using bottom of glass or measuring cup, flatten each cookie to 2-inch round.
Bake cookies until golden on bottom, about 14 minutes. Cool on rack. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight.