Lemon Shortbread Cookies

If you're a lemon lover, you'll love these buttery Lemon Shortbread Cookies.

These buttery cookies have a subtle lemon flavor from the fresh lemon zest and are the perfect melt-in-your-mouth cookie when you want something just a little sweet.

Prep Time: 35 Min

Cook Time: 20 Min

Ingredients

- Unsalted Butter  - Lemon Zest - Lemon Juice - Granulated Sugar - All-Purpose Flour

Zest the lemons into the sugar and use your fingers to rub the zest into the sugar and make lemon sugar.

Step 1

Add the butter and salt to the lemon sugar and beat on medium speed until the ingredients are combined and the mixture is creamy.

Step 2

Add the egg yolk and lemon juice, and mix on medium speed until the egg yolk and juice are incorporated. 

Step 3

Add the flour to the sugar-butter mixture and mix on medium-low speed until the flour is mixed in and the dough starts to come together.

Step 4

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