Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
¾ cup sugar plus additional sugar for topping
2/3 cup of vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

1.Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and mix well.

2.Wish eggs in a large bowl until blended. Add sugar, oil, vanilla extract and lemon zest and mix well. Stir the dry ingredients into egg mixture until blended. Chill, covered, for 30 minutes or longer.

3.Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

4.Drop the cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Mist the bottom of a 2-inch flat-bottom glass with water and dip in additional sugar. Press the top of each cookie lightly with the glass to flatten, misting glass with water and dipping in sugar before pressing each cookie.

5.Bake cookies until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.