Lemon Shortbread Cookies are a delicious buttery cookie flavoured with lemon zest and lemon extract.
Lemon Shortbread Cookies are the perfect treat for the holidays or any time of year.
These citrus shortbread cookies melt in your mouth.
This shortbread cookie recipe takes less than thirty minutes from start to finish and produces thirty cookies.
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To make these cookies, I started by dumping some softened butter into a large mixing bowl.
I added some powdered sugar to the bowl.
I used an electric mixer to cream the butter and sugar together until smooth.
I added some all purpose flour and cornstarch to the bowl.
I continued mixing with the electric mixer until well combined.
Then I added some lemon zest and lemon extract to the bowl.
I mixed well again.
I used a cookie scoop to scoop the dough by the tablespoon and rolled it into balls.
I placed the dough balls on a parchment lined baking sheet.
I used a fork to gently flatten out the dough balls.
Then I baked the cookies until they were just starting to brown around the bottom edges.
I removed the baking sheet from the oven and left the cookies to cool on the pan.
Once the cookies were mostly cooled I removed them from the baking sheet.
Then the lemon shortbread cookies were ready to serve.
These melt in your mouth butter cookies with a delicious burst of lemon are sure to be a hit.
If you are looking for a tasty shortbread recipe, then you need to try these Lemon Shortbread Cookies!
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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make these Lemon Shortbread Cookies:
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- zest from 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
How to Make Lemon Shortbread Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Dump the softened butter and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Use an electric mixer to cream them together until smooth.
- Add the flour and cornstarch to the bowl.
- Continue mixing with the electric mixer until fully combined.
- Add the lemon zest and lemon extract to the bowl.
- Mix well again.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a 1 tablespoon scoop to scoop the dough and roll it into balls.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the parchment lined baking sheet leaving 2 inches between them.
- Use a fork to gently flatten the cookie dough balls.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake the cookies until they are just starting to brown around the bottom edges.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and leave the cookies to cool on the pan.
- Once the cookies are mostly cooled remove them from the pan.
- Serve and enjoy!
Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Lemon Shortbread Cookies are a delicious buttery cookie flavoured with lemon zest and lemon extract.
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- zest from 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Dump the softened butter and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl.
- Use an electric mixer to cream them together until smooth.
- Add the flour and cornstarch to the bowl.
- Continue mixing with the electric mixer until fully combined.
- Add the lemon zest and lemon extract to the bowl.
- Mix well again.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a 1 tablespoon scoop to scoop the dough and roll it into balls.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the parchment lined baking sheet leaving 2 inches between them.
- Use a fork to gently flatten the cookie dough balls.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake the cookies until they are just starting to brown around the bottom edges.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and leave the cookies to cool on the pan.
- Once the cookies are mostly cooled remove them from the pan.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 93Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 49mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g
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