Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Sanding sugar, for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. Put sugars and zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
4. Mix on medium speed 30 seconds.
5. Add butter; mix until pale and fluffy, about 1 minute.
6. Mix in eggs one at a time, and then the lemon juice.
7. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture.
8. Using a 2-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto parchment paperlined baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart.
9. Flatten cookies slightly; sprinkle with sanding sugar.
10. Lightly brush with a wet pastry brush; sprinkle with more sanding sugar.
11. Bake cookies until golden, about 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
12. Transfer cookies to wire racks using a spatula; let cool completely.
13. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.

allpurpose, baking soda, coarse salt, sugar, brown sugar, lemon zest, unsalted butter, eggs, lemon juice, sanding sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/old-fashioned-sugar-cookies-389368 (may not work)