Lemon wafers

 

             Drizzle cookies with melted chocolate if you'd like.

Makes about 3 dozens wafers

• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 egg 
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in medium-size bowl.
3. Beat butter in large bowl until creamy ; gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs, lemon rind ad vanilla until smooth ; gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture until well blended.
5. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes until edges of cookies are lightly browned ; remove cookies from baking sheets to wire racks to cool.

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