Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter
3 eggs
4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Mix butter and sugar. Add eggs, mix well. Add flavorings and salt. Mix in flour. Chill. Roll out on floured board to about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 for 8 minutes.
Frost and decorate
Frosting:
1/3 cup butter
1-2 cups powdered sugar
milk
Wilton food color pastes

Melt butter. Mix in powdered sugar. Add drops of milk or additional powdered sugar as necessary to achieve desired consistency. Divide frosting into separate bowls (one bowl for each color desired). Mix in color. Keep a small amount of milk in a cup on hand to thin frosting as needed.
Yield: 3-4 dozen cookies