Lemon Butter Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest

Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla. Beat in flour until blended. Beat in lemon zest until blended. Shape 1 heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and flatten to a 1" round.

Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 325ºF until dough is set and just beginning to take on color. Do not allow cookies to get brown. Allow to cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Yields about 36 cookies.