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Lemon Glazed Shortbread is addicting!

Lemon Glazed Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 2 tsp grated lemon zest
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 16 tbsp 2 sticks unsalted butter, cut into pieces, at room temperature

Lemon Glaze

  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tbsp finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat an oven to 325°F.
  • In a food processor, combine the flour, the 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the confectioner’s sugar, lemon zest and salt and process briefly to blend. Add the butter and process just until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and gather it into a rough ball.
  • Roll out to a 1/4 inch thickness and cut as desired. You may use cookie cutters, cut them in squares, or use a fluted rotary cutter like I did mine.
  • Bake about 10-15 minutes until blond, but not golden brown. I like a soft cookie. You may like it more crunchy, if so bake till golden brown.

Glaze

  • Combine glaze ingredients in a medium bowl, and whisk until smooth. Use an offset spatula to spread glaze over cookies. Set glazed cookies back on wire racks and let set, about 1 hour. Once completely dry, you can stack to store.
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