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Lemon Shortbreads

Name: Lemon Shortbreads
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 2 cups all-purpose flour; GLAZE:; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; Colored sugar

9 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 4 dozen

Updated: Oct. 16, 2022

Every year my mom and I collect cookie recipes we want to try and then get together in early December for an afternoon of baking. These no-fail lemon cookies have become an annual tradition. They're a wonderful homemade holiday gift. —Kristen Stecklein, Glendale, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
GLAZE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Colored sugar

Directions

Beat butter, sugars and salt until blended; beat in lemon zest. Gradually beat in flour. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Let dough stand at room temperature 5-10 minutes to soften slightly.

Preheat oven to 325°. Roll each portion of dough between two pieces of waxed paper to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut dough with a floured 1-1/2-in. heart-shaped or other cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 7-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For glaze, mix confectioners' sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth; spread over cookies. Sprinkle with colored sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 82 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Lemon Shortbreads

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