Name: Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or 2 teaspoons lemon extract; lemon, zest of; 2 cups sifted flour

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Lemon Shortbread Cookies created by Erin B.

My favorite cookie to eat with tea. Pure comfort. Wonderful for gifts...if there are any left.

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ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
³⁄₄ cup light brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or 2 teaspoons lemon extract
lemon, zest of
2 cups sifted flour

directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
Scrape sides of the bowl.
Add lemon juice, zest and flour and mix thoroughly on low speed.
Shape level tablespoons of dough into logs on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 15-20 minutes until cookie spreads and is very light brown in color.
Cookies may be dipped in soft lemon frosting or melted chocolate on one end.
Chill to set chocolate or frosting.

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"My favorite cookie to eat with tea. Pure comfort. Wonderful for gifts...if there are any left."

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photo by Erin B.

4/22/2014

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photo by Erin B.

4/22/2014

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photo by AdrienneMac

3/9/2014

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review by AdrienneMac

3/9/2014

Easy and delicious. I made a lemon buttercream filling and made sandwiches out of them, which were great! They were scrumptious by themselves, too.

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review by Chef Carolyn H.

12/13/2012

Delicious, easy, and just the right amount for two people! Appreciate the kind person who posted what the resident lemon-lover puts right at the top of his favorite cookies!

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