Sugar cookies - for decorating

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 2 large egg
• 5 tsp. vanilla extract
• Zest of lemon 
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix butter and confectioners sugar together until smooth.
2. Add in the egg, vanilla and lemon zest 
3. Mix in the flour and salt on low speed just until incorporated
4. Roll dough into two balls, flatten, wrap om plastic wrap
5. Refrigerate until chilled (1-2 hours) or freeze for faster results (30 minutes)
6. Preheat the oven to 375˚ F.  Line baking sheets with parchment paper.  
7. Roll the dough out about ¼-inch 
8. Cut with cookie cutters and transfer to the prepared baking sheets.  
9. Bake 8-10 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through baking (DONT brown)
10. Allow to cool on the baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.  
11. Decorate

Recipe lightly adapted from Every Day Annie