Grandma Ruth'S Icebox Sugar Cookies

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons milk/cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• zest of 1/2 lemon
• 1 1/4 cups cake flour or white whole wheat flour and cornstarch mixture described above.
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare baking sheet with parchment paper/silicone liner.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside. Mix the egg, milk or cream, vanilla, and lemon zest in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Using a handheld mixer or upright one, cream the butter and add the sugar gradually. Add the egg, milk/cream, vanilla, and lemon mixture. Add the flour mixture and combine thoroughly. Form into a log on parchment paper.
4. Chill overnight. Slice with knife or dental floss (no wax or mint please) into scant 1/2" slices. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool if you can wait that long to taste them.

butter, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla, cake flour, baking powder, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/3866-grandma-ruth-s-icebox-sugar-cookies (may not work)