Lemon cookies

Ingredients

1 cup softed butter

3/4 cup powdered sugar ( icing sugar)

2 & 1/2 cups All purpose flour

Finely grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon )

1/4 tsp salt (if you are using unsalted butter)

1.Mix powdered sugar ,butter and the lemon zest together until light and fluffy.

2.Gradually add in the flour and mix well . (Do not add all the flour at once ).

3. Roll the dough on a floured surface . Use a rolling pin for this process .

4. Cut the dough using a cookie cutter and place the cut out dough on a baking tray (line with a baking paper).

Let the cut out cookie dough chill in the fridge for at least an hour before baking .

5. After chilling bake for at least 15 to 18 minutes at 180 degrees .

*If you are using salted butter, don’t add salt .

If you are using unsalted add the salt at the same time with the flour .