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English Lemon Shortbread Strips | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these amazing #lemon bars have a lemony icing to die for. They're terrific for #holiday parties, #Christmas #cookie exchanges or #tailgating. #dessert

English Lemon Shortbread Strips

Teresa Ambra
English Lemon Shortbread Strips are lovely shortbread cookies filled with lemony taste and topped with a luscious lemon-flavored icing. A little lemon zest on top finishes off this perfect cookie. Great for holiday baking and special desserts.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine English
Servings 48
Calories 166 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 10x15" jelly roll pan
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 medium mixing bowl
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 lemon zester or grater

Ingredients
  

SHORTBREAD:

  • 2 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 4 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest
  • 4 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods

LEMON GLAZE:

  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter softened
  • 4 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. lemon zest freshly grated, for garnish

Instructions
 

SHORTBREAD:

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Mix butter, granulated sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
  • Add flour a cup at a time and mix on medium to high speed until mixture is thoroughly mixed.
  • The mixture should look like cookie dough (it should not be dry and crumbly).
  • Spray a 10x15” jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
  • Press shortbread mixture into prepared pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • If making more than one batch, rotate cookie sheet pans on oven racks after 15 minutes of baking time.

LEMON GLAZE:

  • Combine all ingredients except lemon zest with electric mixer until well mixed.
  • Spread over cooled shortbread.
  • Garnish with fresh lemon zest.
  • Allow icing to set about 30 minutes before cutting into strips.

Notes

NOTE: I doubled these ingredients for an 18x26” three-quarter sheet pan.
 
Recipe adapted from Bunny's Warm Oven.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 2mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 268IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
Keyword brownie, cookie, dessert, lemon
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