Lemon Shortbread Cookies

25 Reviews

“Rich, lemon flavored cookies.” - by Carol

Ingredients

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened

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Original recipe yields 20 cookies

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, beat butter or margarine and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in lemon zest, lemon extract, and vanilla.
Add flour and salt to butter/sugar mixture and blend well. With a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies using a 2 inch round cutter and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Reroll scraps.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until cookies are pale golden, not brown. Let stand 2 minutes. Remove to a rack and let cool completely.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

Calories
149 cal
7%

Fat
9.3 g
14%

Carbs
15 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Nydiva

Jun. 16, 2006

"Sorry to say my notes on this recipe is - "a mess and a total waste of ingredients." It's extremely rare that I get bad results from recipes on this site - but this one was memorably BAD...." See more"

Amanda Robinson

Dec. 5, 2003

"YUCK. I followed the directions exactly, with extremely poor results. Yield was way off -- I only got 12 small cookies instead of 20 2-inch ones. Baking time was off too, and they probably should h..." See moreave baked at 325 instead of 375...I checked them after 14 min. and the bottoms were burnt (recipe recommended 20 to 25 min.) After scraping off the burnt bottoms, the texture and taste were still nasty -- way too floury and bready."

ECTEWELL

Sep. 18, 2003

"These cookies turned out lovely! I doubled the recipe and used shaped cookie cutters to cut them out. I also made lemon icing for them with water, lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Yum! For me, the..." See more baking time was less than what the recipe suggested... about 15 minutes."

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