Final week I hosted an occasion and wanted to deliver a simple dessert to feed a crowd, so I pulled out this fool-proof and intensely straightforward lemon shortbread cookie recipe from my cookbook: New England Invite: Contemporary Feasts to Savor the Seasons. The citrus brightens up the candy and buttery flavors and cookie dough has simply 5 components. I added in some meals coloring to tint it in several ombre pink, crimson and purple tones for Valentine’s Day (you may adapt the colour for any vacation, I’ve finished inexperienced for St. Patrick’s Day shamrock cookies too!).  This recipe additionally makes a enjoyable, buttery, sticky dough and is a good way to get youngsters concerned within the kitchen—have them assist form the dough right into a ball and roll it out earlier than you stamp out the cookies with cookie cutters – get the tailored recipe beneath! 
The Best Lemon Shortbread Coronary heart Cookies for Valentine’s Day.
Serves:Â 24-30 Cookies
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- 2 tablespoons contemporary lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons contemporary lemon zest
- 2 cups (4 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 cups flour
- Meals Coloring, non-obligatory
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix contemporary lemon juice, lemon zest, butter, and sugar in a bowl. Beat with a hand mixer till gentle and fluffy.
- Sift flour into the butter combination and stir to completely mix the components. If desired, add meals coloring to tint the cookies to your most well-liked shade.
- Use your fingers to pack the dough collectively into two balls, cowl in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- After the dough chills, place it on a floured work floor and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ½ inch thickness.
- Stamp the dough along with your desired cookie-cutter form and switch to baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, watching the colour of the cookies intently, till they only begin to flip a light-weight golden shade.
- Take away the cookies from the oven and allow them to relaxation for two–3 minutes earlier than transferring to a wire cooling rack to chill utterly.
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Tailored from New England Invite: Contemporary Feasts to Savor the Seasons, By Kate Bowler
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