Lemon Sugar Cookies
1 cup Butter (softened) 1 cup White sugar 1/2 tsp Salt 1 large Egg 1 Egg yolk 2 tbsp Lemon juice 1 tsp Vanilla extract 4 cups Flour 1/3 cup Red colored sugar 1/3 cup Green colored sugar
In large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar and salt until fluffy. Beat in egg, egg yolk, lemon juice and vanilla extract until well blended. With a mixer on low speed, slowly add in flour. Divid dough in half. Wrap halves in plastic wrap and chill at least 3 hours. Roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters, decorating with red or green colored sugar. Bake at 350 degrees F on well-greased cookie sheets for approx. 12 minutes or until just lightly golden brown around edges. Cool cookies on wire racks.
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