Lemon Sugar Cookies

½ cup butter, soften

1 cup Sugar

2 Eggs

2 tbs. Milk

1 tbs. fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 tsp. lemon zest

½ tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla

1tsp. lemon extract

1 tsp. Baking Powder

2 ½ -3 cup Flour

 In a mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar until they are fluffy.  Add in the eggs, mix well.  Add in the milk, salt and vanilla, mix well.  Add in baking powder and 2 ½ cup flour, mix well.  If the dough is still really sick add in a little flour at a time. You want the dough to be soft but not sticky.

Roll the cookie dough out on a slightly floured surface, ¼ -1/2 inch thick.  Cut out with a cookie cutter. Space the cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookies sheet.  Bake 350 8-10 min.  Cookies are done when the edge of the cookies are lightly brown, or when you slightly press on the outer edge of the cookie and it springs back.  Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Frosting

 6 tbs. Butter

1 Pounds Powder Sugar (4 cups)

1 tsp.  Lemon extract

1 Tbs.  Fresh Lemon Juice

2-4 Tbs. MilkFYellow food coloring

Allow butter to stand at room temperature for about 30 min.  In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on Medium speed until smooth.  Add powder sugar, lemon extract, lemon juice, and then mix.  Beat in milk until frosting becomes spreading consistency. Pipe frosting onto cookies going in a circle starting on the outside and working to the middle.  I like to use the 21 or 12 tip.
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