Lemon Shortbread Cookies

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These quick and easy lemon shortbread cookies are the perfect solution to satisfy your lemon craving. Made with simple ingredients, they are quick and delicious to bake anytime.

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Butter Sugar Flour Lemon Egg

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Use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment to cream the butter, sugars, lemon juice, and lemon zest together until light and fluffy. Then mix in the flour.

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Split the dough in half and roll into logs. Then wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for a few hours.

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Take the dough log out and brush with an egg wash before sprinkling on sugar. Then evenly slice the dough into little pucks.

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Lay out the cookies on a prepped baking sheet and bake for about 12-15 minutes.

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Take out of oven and cool on cookie sheet 5-10 minutes and then cool on cooling rack the rest of the way. Then enjoy!

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Definitely make these ahead of time. The best part of this recipe is that you can make the dough logs one day and bake them up to 5 days later.

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Banana Breakfast Cookies

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HOMEMADE DESSERTS

Lemon Shortbread Cookie Recipe

These quick and easy lemon shortbread cookies are the perfect solution to satisfy your lemon craving. Made with simple ingredients, they are quick and delicious to bake anytime.

Butter Sugar Flour Lemon Egg

Ingredients

Use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment to cream the butter, sugars, lemon juice, and lemon zest together until light and fluffy. Then mix in the flour.

Step 1

Split the dough in half and roll into logs. Then wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for a few hours.

Step 2

Take the dough log out and brush with an egg wash before sprinkling on sugar. Then evenly slice the dough into little pucks.

Step 3

Lay out the cookies on a prepped baking sheet and bake for about 12-15 minutes.

Step 4

Take out of oven and cool on cookie sheet 5-10 minutes and then cool on cooling rack the rest of the way. Then enjoy!

Step 5

Definitely make these ahead of time. The best part of this recipe is that you can make the dough logs one day and bake them up to 5 days later.

Quick Tip

Banana Breakfast Cookies

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