Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
3/4 cup clarified butter or ghee
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
zest of half a lemon
1 egg
1 egg yolk
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour, plus a little extra for rolling

Preparing the cookies:
Cream butters and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and egg yolk and cream again until fully incorporated. Add salt, vanilla and lemon zest and slowly add flour. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for about half an hour.

Roll dough on a floured surface to about 1/8 inch thick. They can be crumbly so adding a bit of thickness gives you stability. Using a flour dusted cookie cutter, stamp your cookies and space on the cookie sheet about an inch apart. These don’t really spread and if you refrigerate them for 20 minutes you’ll guarantee a lovely shape.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Don’t allow them to brown, although it's all right if the edges acquire a hint of golden.