Sand Cookies (Icebox Cookies)
- 12 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 12 cup butter, softened
- 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest, grated
- 2 cups cake flour
- 14 cup milk
- 12 cup coarse sugar
- Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and lemon zest on medium speed until smooth and light, about three to five minutes.
- Add the flour all at once and mix on low speed until combined.
- Divide the dough in half and roll into six-inch long cylinders, about one and one-quarter-inch in diameter.
- At this point, the cookies may be tightly wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen or refrigerated for later use, or they may be prepared for baking.
- To bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350EsF.
- Brush the cylinders of cookie dough with milk and roll them in coarse sugar.
- Cut the logs into one-quarter-inch thick slices, sprinkle the tops with additional coarse sugar, and place them on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake for twelve minutes or until light golden brown.
sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon zest, cake flour, milk, coarse sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sand-cookies-icebox-cookies-454290 (may not work)