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A batch of glazed lemon shortbread cookies on a wooden serving platter.

Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Samantha Erb
You are going to love these easy lemon shortbread cookies. They are bright and refreshing, with just the right amount of sweetness. The best part is the vibrant lemon glaze on top!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 36 Cookies
Calories 109 kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of flour spooned and leveled
  • 2 teaspoons of cornstarch
  • 1 cup of butter softened
  • ¾ cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ Tablespoons of Lemon Zest approximately the zest of one lemon
  • 2 teaspoons of Lemon Juice

Lemon Glaze

  • 1 1/3 cups of powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of milk
  • 1 tablespoon of corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until smooth.
  • Add in lemon zest and lemon juice, and mix until blended.
  • In a medium size mixing bowl, combine flour and cornstarch.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients in to batter and mix on low to medium speed, until well combined.
  • Chill dough for 30 min.
  • Once dough has been chilled, place a piece of parchment paper on a flat surface and add a small amount of flour to the parchment paper.  Lightly flour a rolling pin as well.  
  • Place half of the dough on the floured parchment paper and roll smooth to a ¼ of in thick.
  • Using a cookie cutter of your choice, cut out cookies and place them on the lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 8-10 min. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.
  • While cookies are cooling, add powdered sugar, corn syrup and lemon juice into a medium size mixing bowl and mix until blended.
  • Add milk a little at a time until desired consistency is reached.
  • Drizzle glaze onto the cooled cookies with a spoon.
  • Allow glaze to harden for 2 hours, then serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 42mgSugar: 9g

This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.

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