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Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe

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These tender cutout cookies have a slight lemon flavor that makes them stand out from the rest. They're very easy to roll out compared to other sugar cookies I've worked with. I know you'll enjoy them as much as we do. -Judy McCreight, Springfield, Illinois

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Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 78 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons lemon extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Colored sugar, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and extract. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.
Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 13 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 70 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Butter Cookies in Taste of Home October/November 1995, p27

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2009 by deb319

I have had this recipe for quite some time now. This has got to be the best cutout cookie recipe I've made. I have subbed other flavors for the Lemon many times.