Citrus Cookies Recipe

Citrus Cookies Recipe

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 6 drops yellow food coloring
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  1. Cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Add salt, zest, juice, and food coloring. Mix until well blended.
  2. Add flour a half cup at a time, mixing well. Dough should ball up when finished. Shape into a cylinder about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Chill for 4 hours.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  4. Slice into 24 cookies and bake on cookie sheet 6 to 8 minutes.