Lemon Shortbread Cookies

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These easy lemon shortbread cookies are rich, buttery and perfectly sweet and lemony. Top them with white chocolate or lemon icing.

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– You’ll only need 7 simple ingredients. – These lemony shortbread cookies are melt in your mouth delicious. – Dip them in white chocolate or lemon icing.

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Ingredients

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In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until fluffy.

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Add the vanilla, followed by the egg yolk

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Add the lemon zest and lemon juice.

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With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour and salt and mix until just incorporated.

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Roll the dough out or roll it into a log. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

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Slice or cut cookies out. Chill 20 additional minutes.

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Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes.

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Let cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes then transfer them to racks to cool completely.

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Melt the chopped white chocolate in the microwave. Stir til melted.

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Dip cookies in the white chocolate. Zest extra lemon zest on top.

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These easy lemon shortbread cookies come together so easily and everyone loves them! The cookies are crispy, crumbly and filled with chocolate. They are perfect for the holidays!

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Lemon Shortbread Cookies

These easy lemon shortbread cookies are rich, buttery and perfectly sweet and lemony. Top them with white chocolate or lemon icing.

– You’ll only need 7 simple ingredients. – These lemony shortbread cookies are melt in your mouth delicious. – Dip them in white chocolate or lemon icing.

Why you will LOVE this recipe:

Ingredients

Ingredients

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until fluffy.

Instructions

Add the vanilla, followed by the egg yolk

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Add the lemon zest and lemon juice.

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With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour and salt and mix until just incorporated.

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Roll the dough out or roll it into a log. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

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Slice or cut cookies out. Chill 20 additional minutes.

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Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes.

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Let cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes then transfer them to racks to cool completely.

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Melt the chopped white chocolate in the microwave. Stir til melted.

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Dip cookies in the white chocolate. Zest extra lemon zest on top.

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These easy lemon shortbread cookies come together so easily and everyone loves them! The cookies are crispy, crumbly and filled with chocolate. They are perfect for the holidays!

These easy lemon shortbread cookies come together so easily and everyone loves them! The cookies are crispy, crumbly and filled with chocolate. They are perfect for the holidays!

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