Katalin's Classic Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 28 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus additional sugar for topping
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and mix well.
• 3 whisk eggs in a large bowl until blended. add sugar, oil, vanilla extrct and lemon zest and mix well.
• 4 stir the dry ingredients into egg mixture until blended.
• 5 chill, covered, for 30 minutes or longer.
• 6 drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 7 mist the bottom of a 3-inch flat-bottom glass with water and dip glass in additional sugar.
• 8 press the top of each cookie lightly with the glass to flatten, misting glass with water and dipping in sugar before pressing each cookie.
• 9 bake cookies until lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
• 10 cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes.
• 11 remove to wire racks to cool completely.