Description
Delight in the buttery and tart flavors of these Lemon Shortbread Cookies, topped with a simple lemon glaze for a burst of citrusy sweetness.
Ingredients
Lemon Cookies
- 150 g all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 115 g unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 50 g powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest, from 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Lemon Icing
- 50 g powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- lemon zest, for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Flour mixture: In a small bowl, stir together flour and salt. Set aside.
- Butter mixture: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, lemon juice, and zest. Beat until fluffy.
- Combine flour and butter mixtures: Add flour mixture to butter and mix until a crumbly dough forms.
- Press dough together: Turn out dough onto parchment paper and press into a disc.
- Roll dough: Place another sheet of parchment on top and roll out dough.
- Chill dough: Refrigerate for 1 hour until firm.
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut out cookies: Cut out cookies and place on baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake for 14-15 minutes until edges brown.
- Cool: Cool on a wire rack.
- Lemon Icing: Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice until thick. Ice cookies and sprinkle with lemon zest.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110 kcal
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 74mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
