My Grandma'S Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, well beaten
2 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. nutmeg
4 1/2 c. flour
2 Tbsp. cream or evaporated milk

Preparation

Cream butter separately until it's soft and light.
Add sugar gradually,
creaming
together after each addition until fluffy. When sugar
and
butter
are
thoroughly blended, add eggs, cream and
lemon
rind.
Beat
until well blended.
Sift together dry ingredients.
Add
to sugar mixture a little at a time.
Beat until
smooth.
Turn
dough onto floured board and roll into thin sheet.
Sprinkle with sugar and cut with cookie cutter.
Bake in a hot 400\u00b0 oven for 5 minutes.