Traditional Decorated Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

170 gr butter
100 gr sugar
1 egg
6 gr lemon peel
4 gr vanilla
1 gr salt
280 gr flour
16 ml water
5 if reqd
1 nbsp
3 egg whites
14 gr sugar
10 ml water
1 food colors

Instructions

Beat together butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, lemon peel, vanilla and salt. Gradually beat in flour until thoroughly incorporated. Add water, a few drops at a time, only until dough starts to come away from side of bowl. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 180ÂșC . Lightly grease 4 cookie sheets. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 0.125