lemon drops

Birthdays at our office are usually celebrated with cupcakes. For a while they were from Buttercup Bakeshop but recently we've moved onto Magnolia's. With the start of spring and coming close to summer, it is the time for birthdays galore. This past week we had a few on our floor alone. I decided to make cookies for one of my coworkers since we had our usual Magnolia's cupcakes.

lemon drops
ingredients

• 1 cup butter 
• 3/4 cup sugar 
• 1 large egg yolk 
• 1/3 cup sour cream 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest juice from half a lemon 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt  

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, sour cream, lemon juice, and vanilla.
2. Sift together flour, lemon zest, and salt. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture.
3. Fill cookie press with dough, then form circular cookies on ungreased cookie sheets. Lightly brush oil on rubber stamp, imprint onto pressed cookies. Reapply oil onto stamp after 3-4 cookies.
4. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.