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Sand Cookies

Source of Recipe


"The Culinary Institute of America's Gourmet Meals in Minutes"



List of Ingredients



• ½ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
  
• ½ cup butter, softened
  
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
  
• 2 Tbsp lemon zest, grated
  
• 2 cups cake flour
  
• ¼ cup milk
  
• ½ cup coarse sugar
  






Instructions



1. Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and lemon zest on high speed until smooth and light, about 3 minutes.
   
   
2. Add the flour all at once and mix on low speed until combined. Divide the dough in half and roll into 6-inch long cylinders (they should be 1¼ inches 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.
   
   
3. To bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350° F.
   Brush the cylinders of cookie dough with milk, and roll them in the coarse sugar. Cut the logs into ¼-inch-thick slices and place them on parchment-lined sheet pan. Bake for 12 minutes, or until light golden brown.
   
   Makes 42 cookies.