| 1 | Cream butter in a large bowl. |
| 2 | Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. |
| 3 | Beat in egg, lemon peel, and vanilla until well blended. |
| 4 | Gradually mix in flour and salt. |
| 5 | Beat in water, two drops at a time, until the dough starts to pull from sides of bowl. |
| 6 | Shape dough into a large disk. |
| 7 | Wrap in plastic wrap and regrigerate for 2 to 3 hours. |
| 8 | Preheat oven to 350 deg f and roll dough out on a floured surface, to 1/8 inch thickness. |
| 9 | Cut with desired cutters, dipped in flour, and place on buttered cookie sheets. |
| 10 | Paint with tempera edible paints and bake 10 to 12 minutes. |
| 11 | Carefully remove cookies from baking sheet. |
| 12 | Cool completely on wire rack. |
| 13 | Edible tempera paints:lightly beat 2 large egg yolks and divide equaly between 5 small containers. |
| 14 | Add liquid food coloring to each mixture as desired for color. |
| 15 | Apply color with small brush, before baking cookies. |
