Glazed Citrus Shortbread
 
 
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup icing sugar, divided
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • zest of 1 lim
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • Glaze:
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • approx 1 cup icing sugar
Instructions
  1. Whisk together flour, ½ cup icing sugar, and salt in a bowl.
  2. In a bowl of stand mixer beat butter with ¼ cup icing sugar, zest, and juices on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in flour mixture on low speed.
  3. Using a 1 tbsp scoop and pressing dough firmly into scoop, make balls and place on a cookie sheet.
  4. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 325 ℉.
  6. Place dough balls about 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
  7. Bake 10 minutes. Rotate sheets in oven and continue to bake until golden on bottoms, 8-10 minutes more.
  8. Let cool on pan 5 minutes, then remove to let cool on wire rack completely.
  9. Glaze: Mix juices and icing sugar together, adding just enough icing sugar until you have the right consistency.
  10. Let glaze dry before placing into an air tight container in one layer for storing.
Recipe by Chateau Elma at https://www.chateauelma.com/glazed-citrus-shortbread