This recipe was brought to this country by my Grandparents from Germany and has been in my family for hundreds of years. I have many fond memories of baking these cookies with my Grandmother as a child, and I continue to bake them for Christmas every year. It is truly a labor of love.

1 lb. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
6 c. flour
4 eggs
1 lemon rind, grated
Cookie cutters

Combine lemon rind with one egg. Cream butter and sugar. Add lemon and egg mixture to butter and sugar. Add remaining eggs one at a time. Add flour, mixing together with hands until flour doesn't show. Dough must be refrigerated overnight.

Flour the dough, rolling pin, rolling surface and cookie cutters. Roll dough thin and use cookie cutters to form cookies. Refrigerate dough when not in use. Bake cookies at 400 degrees for approximately 8 minutes - until lightly browned at the edges. Cool cookie sheets between uses. Makes over 100 cookies.