Lemon Butter Cookies

Tekno Id May 22, 2019
Great! Very soft and crumbly. I would also like to try them with a bit more sugar in the dough - in stead of dusting them with powdered sugar after baking - for extra crispyness on the outside. Overall great foulproof recipe! They didn't last very long :)

A really nice butter cookie, easy to make, but I had to add more lemon to get a good lemony taste.

Cook in 1h 10m
Serve 15

Ingredients
1 cup butter (or vegetable shortening)
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
  2. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
  3. Beat in the egg.
  4. Add lemon zest and lemon juice.
  5. Gradually mix in the flour until incorporated.
  6. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Using the tines of a fork, cross marks in the cookies to slightly flatten them (as pictured).
  8. Bake cookies for 15 minutes or until cookies are set on top and slightly golden on bottom.
  9. Transfer to cooling rack and immediately dust with powdered sugar (sugar will melt into cookies from the remaining heat).
  10. Once completely cool, dust cookies again with powdered sugar.
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