Oma's Almond Cookies

Directions

Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl of electric mixer.

Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Beat in lemon rind and juice.

Mix flour, baking powder and salt.

Stir flour mixture and ground almonds into butter mixture to make a soft dough.

Divide dough into quarters.

Refrigerate dough, wrapped in wax paper, until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.

Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Have ungreased baking sheets ready.

Roll out one dough portion on lightly floured pastry cloth with a lightly floured wax paper to ⅛ -inch thickness.

Cut out with cookie cutters.

Return dough to refrigerator if it gets too soft.

Transfer to baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each cookie.

Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.

Bake until very light brown at edges, 8 to 10 minutes.

Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Store in a covered tin.