Lemon Curly Cookies

Fancy cookies are a perennial favorite of Christmas baked goods and children's parties. It keeps well, so you can cook more right away.

Ingredients

• 320 g flour
• 230 g butter at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp grated lemon zest
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 tsp salt

Directions

1. Whisk softened butter and icing sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed, 2-3 minutes, until you have a fluffy light mass. Stop the mixer periodically and scrape off the sides of the oil with a spatula.
2. Add the egg, lemon juice, zest and vanilla extract and continue to beat for 1 minute.
3. Combine the flour and salt in a bowl and add to the oil mixture, stir on a low mixer speed until all ingredients are combined. Do not knead for a long time, otherwise the cookies will be tough! Form the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 175 ° C. Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment to a thickness of 3 mm. Cut out the cookies using the cookie cutters. Place on baking sheets.
5. Bake the cookies for 5-7 minutes, depending on the size, they should remain light. Swap baking sheets in the oven if necessary.
6. Cool the cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.