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Baking

Lemon shortbread snowballs

The Mr. was craving some cookies on Friday night after a day of snow blowing and snow shovelling.  Since I had used all the eggs for omelets for lunch, I settled on some lemon shortbread cookies.  No eggs required!

Inspired by the 44 centimeters of snow that fell in our neighbourhood I decided to scoop the batter into little balls and dust with powdered sugar.  Turned out pretty and delicious!

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Just a few simple ingredients…

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After whipping the butter  in the bowl of an electric mixer simply sift in the confectioners sugar, cornstarch and all purpose flour and mix until well blended!

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Grate the zest of one lemon right into the bowl, and stir on low until incorporated

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Using a 1 tbsp scoop, scoop onto parchment lined baking sheet leaving a bit of space between cookies

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Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.  Just until the bottom edges are slightly golden in color.

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Cool for about 5 minutes before dusting with confectioners sugar!

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Have a sweet day!!

 

Author: Adapted from All Recipes Melt in Your Mouth Shortbread
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 12 mins
Total time: 22 mins
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 cup soft butter
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • Zest of one lemon
  • Confectioners sugar for dusting
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment.
  2. In the bowl of electric mixer whip butter until light and fluffy.
  3. Sift in confectioners sugar, cornstarch and flour.
  4. Mix at medium speed until well blended.
  5. Zest lemon into mixing bowl and stir on low until incorporated.
  6. Scoop using 1 tbsp scoop onto prepared pan leaving about 1″ to 2″ between cookie.
  7. Bake until edges are just lightly golden.
  8. Allow to cool on wire rack for about 5 minutes before dusting with confectioners sugar.

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  1. Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life says

    February 13, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    Hey Maureen. I subscribed. I don’t know why I didn’t do it before now. These lemon cookies look delicious ~ and so pretty ~ they would make a great gift for someone I know. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Stacey says

    February 15, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    Those look delicious! Wouldn’t they be yummy with a cup of coffee? 🙂

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    • Maureen says

      February 16, 2013 at 11:56 am

      Thank you Stacey! The certainly are!!

      Reply
  3. pat says

    December 26, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Have never seen a recipe for lemon shortbread! These look delightfully scrumptious!
    We love lemon anything in our home! Cannot wait to try them out!

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  4. Jan says

    January 4, 2016 at 7:50 am

    Hi Maureen,
    These cookies look scrumptious! Shortbread cookies are my absolute favourite cookie and lemon is my absolute favourite flavor. What a perfect pairing! So glad I found these.
    Jan

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