Lemon Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Prep Time:
55
minutes
Cook Time:
20
minutes
Servings:
12
Cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Zest of 1 lemon, divided
  • 1 ¾ cups flour
  • ¼ cup cream
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
Directions
  1. Add the butter, sugar, salt, and ½ of the lemon zest to a mixing bowl. Stir well to combine.
  2. Next add the flour and mix to from a crumbly dough.
  3. Pour the dough out onto a piece of foil or plastic wrap and use this to form the dough into a rectangular block.
  4. Wrap the block of dough and store it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  5. While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 375 F.
  6. Once chilled, remove the dough and slice it into ½-inch thick cookies.
  7. Place the cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, until the edges are just beginning to brown.
  8. Cool to cookies on a wire rack.
  9. While the cookies are cooling, make the glaze by stirring together the cream, powdered sugar, and almond extract.
  10. Once the cookies are cool, spread a bit of glaze on each and sprinkle over the second half of the lemon zest.
  11. Serve with milky tea as an afternoon treat, or with an espresso after a nice dinner.