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Lemon On Lemon Shortbread Cookies - CDKitchen.com

serves/makes:
  
ready in:
  30-60 minutes

ingredients

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
1/2 cup butter

Lemon Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
coarse decorating sugar (optional)

directions

In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar and lemon. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Knead gently until dough forms a ball.

On an ungreased cookie sheet, pat dough int 8-inch circle. Make a scalloped edge. Cut into wedges. Leave wedges in circle (do not separate)

Bake in a 325 degrees F oven about 25 minutes, or until edges start to brown and center is set. Re-cut circle into wedges while warm. Cool on cookie sheet minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack.

Make Lemon Icing; drizzle over wedges. Sprinkle with coarse decorating sugar, if you like.

For Lemon Icing: In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice. You may need to add in additional lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing reaches a drizzling consistency.

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Evangeline, California USA


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