Grandma's Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 Cups butter
• 2 Cups powdered sugar
• 1 Cups sugar
• 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 1/2 Cups flour
• 1/2 Cup sugar

Directions:

Melt butter and add to sugars and mix. Let cool to room temperature and beat in egg one at a time. Then add vanilla, lemon zest, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt and mix well. Chill dough for at least one hour or over night. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and place rack in middle of oven. Grease cookie sheet. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, roll in sugar. Place balls on cookie sheet and flatten balls with greased glass. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet then remove to wire rack.