½ pound butter (2 sticks)
1 ½ cups sugar
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons natural lemon flavor or extract
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons poppyseeds
Decorating sugar for top, either clear or colored (optional)
Cream butter and sugar in mixer until fluffy.
Add egg, flavoring and lemon juice and mix.
Sift dry ingredients.
Add dry ingredients to mixer in 2-3 parts.
Mix in poppyseeds.
Scoop cookie dough with scoop or spoon.
Press decorator's sugar into dough and flatten slightly.
Bake on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper at 350 for approx. 15 minutes depending on size, until just golden on the edges.
Batter or baked cookies can be frozen.
