Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Lemon Shortbread Cookies are soft, buttery, has the perfect amount of lemon flavors, and a melt in your mouth texture. Topped with a sweet lemon icing and perfect for shortbread and lemon lovers. Made with only 5 easy ingredients and couldn't be simpler to make!
Servings: 20 cookies
Ingredients
Lemon Shortbread
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice about 1/2 lemon
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest about 1 whole lemon
Lemon Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice about 1/2 lemon
Instructions
Lemon Shortbread
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and powdered sugar together until combined and smooth.
- Add in vanilla extract, lemon juice, lemon zest, and flour. Continue to beat until combined and dough has formed.
- Divide the dough into 2 balls. Roll out each dough ball into a circle, 1/4 inch thick with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface, you could also use powdered sugar instead. Cut out cookies with a 2 inch cookie cutter and place on prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are a light golden brown.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool.
Lemon Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice together until smooth. Add more powdered sugar if its too thin, and more lemon juice if it's too thick.
- Once the cookies have cooled, drizzle the tops with the lemon glaze and let sit for a few minutes to set. Enjoy!