Recipe: First Lady Texas Lemon Cookies (Lady Bird Johnson, 1960's)

This is a recipe for Texas Lemon Cookies by Lady Byrd Johnson, published in a newspaper article in 1964.

FIRST LADY TEXAS LEMON COOKIES

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white granulated sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 Tablespoon cream
Zest of one lemon
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract flavoring
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Texas shaped cookie cutter (optional)

Blend together butter and sugar. Stir in egg and cream. Stir in lemon zest and flavoring.

Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder and add to sugar mixture; mix well. Chill cookie dough 2 to 3 hours, or even better chilled overnight.

WHEN READY TO BAKE:
Roll out very thin and cut with Texas shaped cookie cutter.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes in a 375 degree F oven.

Makes about 5 dozen cookies
Source: Gadsden AL Times newspaper, April 12, 1964