Ingredients: 500 g flour,2 packet baking powder,350 g butter, cold,250 g sugar,1 packet vanilla sugar,A pinch of salt,3 eggs,1 lemon,3-4 Tbs sugar for sprinkling,3-4 Tbs water
Instructions:
- Sift flour with baking powder, add chopped butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, pinch of salt, eggs and grated lemon peel from 1 lemon.
- Mix to combine and knead into the dough.Wrap the dough with plastic wrap and let it sit for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.On a working desktop or a silicone mat sprinkled with sugar roll out with a rolling pin 5 mm thick dough.
- Brush with water and sprinkle with sugar. With a palm of your hand lightly press sugar into the dough.
- Cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter.
- Place cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
- Bake 10 – 12 minutes at 180 C. They are done when the ends become slightly golden.Cool and put in a tightly closed metal container. They will keep for several weeks.
