Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies.

Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
Pinch of salt
1 & 1/2 TSP lemon extract
2 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 & 1/2 TSP baking soda
Sugar, for dipping

Cream the butter & 1 cup sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks, salt, and lemon extract. Combine the flour and baking soda in a bowl. Beat into the butter mixture. Shape the dough into walnut-sized balls. Dip 1 side of the balls into additional sugar and place sugar side up on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten the balls with a fork. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cook.