Lemon Cookies

I made these lemon cookies for my Christmas cookie tray this year. They are a light a delicate cookie with a texture a bit like shortbread. I cut them into various shapes, including people and made them a bit like 'lemon bread men'. The recipe originally came from the UK TV cook Rachel Allen. I originally posted this trying to convert from grams to ounces and it was too confusing. So, I have put it back to grams :)
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Yields:
- Units:
5
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ingredients
- 175 g plain flour
- 1 lemon, zest of, finely grated
- 110 g butter, soft
- 50 g sugar
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Put the flour and lemon zest into a mixing bowl and rub in the soft butter.
- Add the sugar and bring the whole mixture together to form a stiff dough. Don not add any water, however tempting.
- Roll out the dough to about 1/2 cm thickness and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter.
- Place carefully on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 6 to 10 minutes until they are a pale golden color.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
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"I made these lemon cookies for my Christmas cookie tray this year. They are a light a delicate cookie with a texture a bit like shortbread. I cut them into various shapes, including people and made them a bit like 'lemon bread men'. The recipe originally came from the UK TV cook Rachel Allen. I originally posted this trying to convert from grams to ounces and it was too confusing. So, I have put it back to grams :)"
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Very good. I found them a bit crumbly, but that is likely because I softened the butter too much. :-) On the bright side, it meant I could just squish them into little circles and bypass the rolling and cutting! I also squeezed a little extra lemon juice in there and sprinkled with powder sugar... shhhh. ;-)Reply
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I think it would of been better using the grams. I had to guess at the 3 7/8 ounces LOL and I was using a scale LOL. But they turned out . Very delicate and crisp cookie. I topped them with a lemon frosting for extra lemon zip. I like that they make a small batch . Could you repost the recipe with the grams ?? I will make these again. Made for Everyday is a HolidayReply
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