Lemon Dream Cookies

3 C flour
1 tsp basking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cups lemon juice
1 lemon zest end
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Sometimes if I want them to be very lemony I add a drop or two of lemon essential oil.

Preheat oven to 350
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl until thoroughly combined.  In another bowl beat the butter and sugar  until creamy, about 5 minutes, then beat in the eggs one at a time.  Beat in the lemon juice,zest, vanilla and essential oil if using.
Gently fold in the flour mixture until just incorporated.  Chill the dough for 30 minutes
Scoop about 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough and roll into a ball.  Place on parchment paper covered cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake in preheated oven until the cookies are set and just beginning to brown at the edges.  About 8 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 1 minute before moving to cooking racks.