Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Step 2

In a mixer, mix together your butter and powdered sugar and lemon juice.

Step 3

When it is incorporated add in the salt and mix again.

Step 4

Then sift and add in the flour, and mix for a couple minutes. It will look like sand. Keep mixing and it will start to be more cohesive.

Step 5

Using your hands kind of squash it together to form a ball.

Step 6

Roll it out on a smooth surface using a rolling pin until it is about 3/4 a centimeter thickness.

Step 7

Use a round Cookie Cutteror biscuit cutter to form cookies.

Step 8

Transfer to a lined baking sheet. I used a pancake turner to transfer cookies from counter to pan without them falling apart or getting messed up.

Step 9

Bake on an un-greased baking sheet for 6 minutes. (do not brown)

Step 10

Let cool on pan 1 minute

Step 11

Move to a cooling rack

Step 12

Mix together glaze by whisking all ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.

Step 13

Glaze cookies by spooning glaze over the top, then let cool until glaze firms up.

Step 14

Lemon Zester a little lemon on top (optional)

Step 15

This makes 18 cookies