Spekulaus

1/2 cup butter (must be butter)
1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
1 egg
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/2 teaspoon salt
2  1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Cream butter and sugar.  Best in egg and lemon rind.  
Add dry ingredients sifted together and work with 
hands to a smooth dough.  Chill several hours.  
Roll to 1/8 inch thickness and cut with floured christmas
tree or other shape cutter.  Bake in 350° oven about
15 minutes.  Cool; decorate with colored vanilla frosting.
Makes about 4 dozen 2½" cookies.