nice spice cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f. lightly grease two baking sheets.
• in a large bowl beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until mixture is creamy and light.
• add the egg, a little at a time, beating well between each addition. add the lemon zest.
• add the sifted flour and spices and, using a wooden spoon, stir well until the mixture forms a stiff dough.
• knead dough lightly in the bowl and, using your hands, shape the dough into 25 small balls.
• place the balls on the greased baking sheets, leaving room between each to spread during baking.
• flatten each cookie slightly with the prongs of a fork dipped in flour. press the fork in two directions to make a crisscross pattern.
• bake for 10 minutes until golden. remove from oven and let cool on a heatproof surface for five minutes. then, with a spatula, transfer cookies to a cooling rack until cold.