Categories: Cookies, Desserts, Herbs 
      Yield: 84 cookies 
  
      1 c  Butter or margarine 
      2 c  Sugar; divided 
      2    Eggs 
      1 ts Vanilla extract 
  2 1/2 c  Flour 
      2 ts Baking powder 
    1/4 ts Salt 
    1/3 c  Finely chopped lemon herbs 
           -- lemongrass, lemon thyme, 
           -- and/or lemon basil 
  
  Cream the butter and 1-3/4 cups sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla.  Beat 
  well. 
  Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and herbs.  Add to the creamed 
  mixture and mix. 
  Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 3 inches apart, on a greased cookie sheet. 
  Flatten slighty with a fork or cup bottom.  Sprinkle lightly with the 
  remaining sugar. 
  Bake at 350 F for 8 to 10 minutes or until barely browned.  Cool slightly, 
  then remove to a rack.