Lovely Lemon Shortbread Cookies
By: Sophie32
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 6:08pm

Ingredients




150 gr lightly salted butter, softened
75 gr of icing sugar
225 gr plain flour, sifted
1 tablespoon of milk
grated rind of 1 lemon

Preparation

1 Take your Kenwood or Kitchen Aid & put the K-paddle in. Place the softened butter together with the icing sugar in the bowl & beat until pale & fluffy. 2 Stir in the sifted flour. 3 Add the milk & the lemon rind. 4 Now, mix everything until it is well combined. 5 Take the dough out of the bowl & mix 1 minute with your hands. Form a thick ball & place into cling film & put away into the fridge for about 30 minutes to stiff up. 6 Later on, it will be much easier to roll out the dough to use cookie cutters. 7 After 30 minutes in the fridge, preheat the oven to 175°C. for about 10 minutes. 8 On a well floured chopping board, take the dough out of the clingfilm & cut into 2. Use 1 part & roll out to 5 mm thick. Put flour onto the rolling pin & it will be easier to roll the dough out. 9 Use your favourite cookie cutters & reroll the rest of the dough again & again. Place the cookies on a Silpat or on baking sheets & bake for about 10 to 15 minutes into the center of the oven until they are a bit browned on the edges. 10 Carefully, take them out of the oven & place on a wire rack to cool down. 11 Take your second part of the dough & do the same. 12 These cookies are lovely with a good cup of coffee or some lemon tea.

About


I made these lovely lemon shortbread cookies for easter. It was a long time ago that I have made cookies. I didn't want chocolate ones so I made these.
They are crumbly & buttery like shortbread should be. They are a bit different with the grinded lemon zest in them. You can taste a hint of lemon without it overpowering the cookies.