Lemon Cookies
12 people
01h 10
00h 08A zesty treat that will wake up your tastebuds! These are great on their own but also pair well with our Lemon Posset recipe. Simply place a biscuit at the side of the Lemon Posset and use it to scoop up the creamy dessert!
Ingredients and Method
Ingredients
- 175g Plain flour
- 1 Lemon (zest of)
- 110g Butter
- 50g Caster sugar
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
Method
- Tip the flour into a food processor.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and drop them into the food processor. Mix until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. If you do not have a food processor, place the flour and butter in a mixing bowl and combine with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the sugar, lemon zest and juice then mix to form a dough.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- To bake, preheat the oven to 180°C/ 350°F/ gas mark 5. Roll the dough to 3mm thickness on a lightly dusted surface.
- Cut out the biscuits using a cutter stamp and place them on a greased baking tray.
- Place on the middle shelf of the oven and bake for approximately 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Transfer the biscuits onto a cooling rack.
