Feines Buttergebaeck (fancy Butter Cookies)

3/4 Lb* butter (probably 1 2/3 cups)
190 g Sugar (1 cup less 3 Tbsp)
1 Egg (or 2)
1 Lb* flour (probably 4 1/2 cups less 1 Tbsp)
Grated peel of 1 lemon
Salt
Glaze:
1 Egg

Dough:

Sift flour onto pastry board, add all other ingredients and knead well. Chill dough in a cool place. Roll out to approx. 3/4 inch thick (or slightly thicker), and cut out [with a cookie cutter]. Paint with glaze.

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