Cooking Our Way

½ c. butter
1 t. baking powder
1 c. sugar
½ t. salt
1 egg
¼ c. lemon juice
1 egg yolk
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1 ½ c. sifted flour

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Beat egg and yolk slightly and stir into butter mixture.  Sift flour, baking powder and salt and add to batter alternately with lemon juice beating hard after each addition.  Mix in rind.  Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheet and bake ten minutes in 350 degree oven.  Sprinkle with sugar.