Sugar Cookies #2

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 2
Cooking time 68mins
Adapted from lhj.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in large mixing bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg, lemon peel and vanilla and beat until blended. At low speed beat in flour mixture until just combined. Divide dough into quarters. Wrap each piece in plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, 1 hour or overnight.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 4 cookie sheets. Between 2 sheets of lightly floured waxed paper, roll one dough quarter 1/8-inch thick, keeping remaining dough refrigerated. Remove waxed paper and cut with floured cookie cutters into desired shapes. Transfer cut-outs to prepared cookie sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 8 to 9 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat, rolling and cutting remaining dough, rerolling scraps. Decorate as desired. Makes 1 1/2 dozen (4-inch) cookies.