#### Cut-Out Cookies

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Makes ~80-100, depending on the thickness and size of the cookies.

- Ingredients
    + 500g flour
    + 250g butter
    + 200g sugar
    + 3 eggs or 6 egg yolks
    + Lemon zest from one lemon
        * Note: This is very important to give the proper flavor.
    + One extra egg yolk for glazing the cookies
    + Some extra sugar to spread on top
- Instructions
    + Mix the butter with the sugar, eggs, and lemon zest.
    + Add the flour to make a dough.
    + Roll out the dough into a thin sheet and cut out shapes.
    + Use a brush to spread a thin layer of egg yolk on each cookie,
      then add a bit of sugar on top. You can also use sugar with
      larger grains or other decorational toppings here.
      ( gopher://lumidify.org/I/recipes/baked_stuff/christmas/cutout_cookies/unbaked.jpg )
    + Bake on middle rung at 200 C for about 8-10 minutes, until
      they are light brown. If the dough was rolled out very thin,
      they burn very quickly and must be watched closely.

Source: "Haarer Kochen und Backen nach Grundrezepten", 4th Edition (1970).