Grandma's Sugar Cookies

Exactly WHOSE grandma, I do not know, since this was taken from an April 1988 Ladies' Home Journal. Claims to have 55 calories per cookie, but who knows? Prep time does NOT include refrigeration time.

• Ready In: 37 mins
• Yields: 5 dozen

Ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar, divided
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon lemon peel, grated (optional)

Directions

1. In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
2. In mixer bowl cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and lemon peel. Beat in dry ingredients until just combined. Divide dough in half. Wrap tightly and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350. Grease 2 cookie sheets. On floured surface with floured rolling pin, roll 1/2 the dough 1/4 inch thick. With a floured cookie cutter, cut out dough. Transfer to prepared cookie sheets and sprinkle with some remaining sugar.
4. Bake 6-8 minutes, until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.