Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Melt in your mouth lemon shortbread cookies. These cookies are made with fresh lemon zest and juice which give a bold fresh lemon flavor.
Ingredients
- 150g Butter salted
- ½ cup Icing sugar
- 1 ¼ cups Flour
- ½ cup Cornstarch corn flour
- 2 teaspoons Lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160°C / 320°F.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper or a silicone mat and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar together until light and creamy.
- Add in lemon zest and lemon juices and continue to beat for another 30 seconds.
- Next add in flour and cornstarch and mix on low speed (or by hand) until mix comes together into a ball.
- Add a little flour to your bench and roll out cookie dough to 5mm thick. Then using a cookie cutter cut out cookies and place on a lined baking tray.
- Bake for 15-20 at 160°c / 320°f.
- Let sit for a minute then move to a cooling rack.
Notes
Leave plain or drizzled with melted chocolate or a lemon glaze.