Betz's Good Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 9 hrs


• in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts. combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually blend into the creamed mixture to form a soft dough. cover or wrap dough, and refrigerate overnight.
• preheat the oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). on a floured surface, roll the dough out 1/4 inch thick. cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. cool on wire racks.