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Loverly Lemon Almond Shortbread Cookies Recipe


Loverly Lemon Almond Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Easy to prepare. These "loverly" little lemon shortbreads are dainty, and oh, so wonderful with a lemon filled center.. Little stars that shine on their own on a cookie tray during the holidays or just tea time.

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Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup cornstarch
  • 5 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 sticks butter
  • Filling for indentation in cookie
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, soft
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Directions
  1. Sift cornstarch, sugar and flour together
  2. Blend in butter by hand
  3. Pinch off a teaspoon of dough
  4. Roll into a ball
  5. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet, (may use parchment)
  6. Make INDENTATION in CENTER of cookie with thumb
  7. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees
  8. FILLING:
  9. Mix the two flavorings in butter
  10. Mix in powdered sugar
  11. Fill the center of cookies, while hot, with a demitasse spoon
  12. NOTE: Handle carefully until cool....may break easily
  13. LOVERLY!

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Comments


I dearly love shortbread.....


Zena, you and me both!


Oh yum! I think I might make these tomorrow.


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