1 c. butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. lemon rind, grated
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. evaporated milk (undiluted)

Cream butter with 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. (Save 1/2 cup sugar.) Beat in egg, vanilla and lemon extract. Sift dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to sugar-butter mixture. Chill about 2 hours.

Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and lemon rind. Roll balls in sugar. Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart.

Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on cake racks.