Butter Cookies(Yields 5 To 6 Dozen) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter, softened
1 c. granulated sugar
4 eggs, separated
juice from 1 fresh lemon
1 tsp. baking soda
3 c. all-purpose flour
nuts and/or sprinkles

Preparation

Cream butter and add sugar, beating until creamy.
Add egg yolks one at a time and beat.
Mix lemon juice and soda; add to mixture.
Add flour and mix.
Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
Chill dough 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
Take 1/4 of dough and roll out on floured board.
Cut into shapes using cookie cutters.
Continue with remainder of dough.
Place cut-outs on cookie sheets and decorate with nuts and sprinkles.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for a total of 8 minutes.
For more even baking, bake on bottom shelf for 4 minutes, rotate sheets and move to top shelf and bake remaining 4 minutes.
Cookies will not be brown.