Lemon Cookies

When these came out of the oven, I ate eight of them.

Then I put the rest in a big rubbermaid container for my husband to guard with his life.

Then a friend came over and ate eight.

Then my husband actually ate a few (SCORE!).

Then they were gone.

And that's all I'm going to say about these cookies.

Lemon Sugar Cookies

Adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod

I think this made 28 cookies, but I can't quite remember.

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Zest of one lemon

3/4 cups sugar

1 stick butter

1 egg

1/4 tsp vanilla extract (I doubled this)

1 tbsp lemon juice

extra sugar for rolling the cookies in

• Preheat the oven to 350 (unless you want to chill your dough first)
• Use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar together
• Dump in the egg, zest, juice, and vanilla
• Mix the salt, baking soda and powder into the flour, then add the flour to the sugar mixture a little at a time, beating in between additions
• I find the dough is easier to form into smooth balls if you chill it first. If you're in a rush, go ahead and form small balls, rolling them in granulated sugar before placing them on the cookie sheet
• Bake for about 10 minutes, until just barely beginning to brown. You want them to be soft and cakey on the inside
• Practice restraint and try to eat only one or two. Not eight.