SUMMER SUGAR COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar; add eggs, beating well.
• Beat in lemon rind and juice.
• Gradually add flour mixture, then stir in oats.
• Chill dough thoroughly (at least 2 hours).
• Roll level tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place onto greased cookie sheets, allowing room for cookies to spread.
• Using a flat-bottomed glass or custard cup that has been greased and dipped into sugar, flatten each ball to a 1/4 inch thickness (dip the glass into sugar each time).
• Bake at 375 degrees F until lightly browned around the edges, about 8 - 10 minutes.
• Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then carefully move to wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in extracts and 1 egg at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets; flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake until edges begin to brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire racks; cool completely., For frosting, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, extract and enough water to reach desired consistency; tint blue with food coloring. Spread over cookies. Decorate as desired.