German Christmas Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 c. flour
    3 eggs (separate 2; save whites for top glaze)
    1 lb. butter
    juice of 1 lemon
    1 c. sugar
    1 Tbsp. baking powder
Preparation
    Mix butter and sugar until creamy.
    Add one whole egg and 2 yolks and the juice of lemon.
    Sift flour and baking powder; add butter mix.
    Roll between two pieces of wax paper quite thin. Stamp out shapes.
    Mix a little cold water with egg whites and blend with fork.
    Brush on cookies.
    Decorate cookies with nuts, colored sugar, etc.
    Bake approximately 15 minutes at 350\u00b0.

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