Butter Cookies(Yields 5 To 6 Dozen)

• 1 lb. butter, softened
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• juice from 1 fresh lemon
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3 c. all-purpose flour
• nuts and/or sprinkles

1. Cream butter and add sugar, beating until creamy.
2. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat.
3. Mix lemon juice and soda; add to mixture.
4. Add flour and mix.
5. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
6. Chill dough 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
7. Take 1/4 of dough and roll out on floured board.
8. Cut into shapes using cookie cutters.
9. Continue with remainder of dough.
10. Place cut-outs on cookie sheets and decorate with nuts and sprinkles.
11. Bake at 350u0b0 for a total of 8 minutes.
12. For more even baking, bake on bottom shelf for 4 minutes, rotate sheets and move to top shelf and bake remaining 4 minutes.
13. Cookies will not be brown.

butter, sugar, eggs, fresh lemon, baking soda, allpurpose, nuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1029711 (may not work)