Old-Fashioned Lemon Cookies

This came from an old cookbook at my grandmothers. Sometimes when I make these, instead of sprinkling additional sugar and lemon zest on top before baking, I like to finely crush sour lemon candy and sprinkle lightly on each cookie. Press gently into dough and then bake.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 8 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 2  large  egg yolks
• 1  teaspoon  freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup cornmeal

• garnish

•  additional sugar

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg yolks. Mix well.
2. Stir in lemon zest and flour and cornmeal.
3. Pat dough into a disc--wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 3-4 hours.
4. Roll out on floured surface about 1/2" thick or a little less.
5. Cut in desired shapes.sprinkle with additional sugar and lemon zest, if desired.
6. Bake in 350°F oven for 8-10 minutes or until edges are just turning golden brown.
7. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute before removing to rack to cool completely.