Lemon Cookies

Ingredients

• ³⁄₄ cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons lemon zest
• 1 ³⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking powder
• 170g unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  large egg yolk
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract

            Directions 

1. Mix the granulated sugar and lemon zest 
2. Add flour, salt, and baking powder and combine
3. Add the butter chunks over until combine. 
4. In a small bowl, beat together lemon juice, egg yolk, and vanilla with fork.
5. Add to the mixer the juice/yolk mixture in slow until dough begins to form a ball. 
6. Wrap the dough and chill about 45 minutes in freezer or 2 hours in refrigerator.
7. Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper. Slice dough into rounds 1cm thick. Place on prepared baking sheets, spacing them.
8. Bake until canters of cookies just begin to color and edges are golden brown, around 15 minutes.

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