Butter baked goods according to great-grandma

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g butter, room temperature
• 500 g sugar
• 2 tbsp cream
• 4 eggs
• ½ lemon(s), untreated, zest
• 1 kg flour
• Flour for the bowl
• 1 egg(s)
• 3 egg yolks
• possibly sprinkles

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 3 hours; Total time approx. 3 hours 30 minutes

Cream the room-temperature butter and sugar until fluffy. Then add the cream and 4 eggs. Gradually mix in the lemon zest along with about 1 kg of flour. Knead by hand until you have a smooth dough. Place the dough in a floured bowl and chill for at least 3 hours. It cannot be made into cookies while warm. After 3 hours, cut off a piece of dough and roll it out to about 1/2 cm thick. Cut out cookies using cookie cutters. Whisk together one whole egg and 3 egg yolks and brush the cookies with the mixture. If desired, you can also add sugar sprinkles or chocolate sprinkles. Bake in an oven preheated to 150°C for about 10 minutes, until lightly browned.