Dolly parton's christmas sugar cookies
24 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | cups | Sifted flour |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Grated lemon rind |
| 2 | cups | Butter, softened |
| 2 | larges | Egg yolks |
Directions
Cream sugar and butter in a medium-size bowl. Beat in eggs, then flour and lemon peel. Knead gently together. Don't overwork the dough, but make sure it's consistent. Chill dough for 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 350'F. Roll out dough with rolling pin. Cut into shapes and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake until tops get pinkish-brown, about 8 minutes. Makes 2 to doz. cookies, depending on size.