Citrus Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
• colored sanding sugar, for decorating

Recipe

• 1 whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 3 beat in egg, zest, and flour mixture.
• 4 divide dough in half; wrap in plastic- freeze until firm, 20 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 6 unwrap 1 half on a lightly floured surface- let stand 10 minutes.
• 7 roll out to 1/4 inch thick.
• 8 cut out circles with a 2-inch round cookie cutter.
• 9 transfer cookies to parchment-lined baking sheets.
• 10 roll out scraps; cut out circles- repeat with remaining dough.
• 11 lightly press 1 end of a clean 1 1/2-inch spool onto surface of each cookie.
• 12 refrigerate dough on sheets 10 minutes.
• 13 sprinkle sanding sugar into imprint on cookies; brush off excess.
• 14 bake until golden, about 14 minutes- cool on sheets on wire racks.