Lemon Drop Shortbread
Servings: 30 cookies
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
- Baking sheet
- Pastry Blender/Electric Mixer
- Parchment Paper
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup Brown Rice Flour
- 1/4 cup Corn Starch Optional, add 1/4 cup flour if not using
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 8 tbsp Melted Butter Unsalted
- 1/2 cup Brown Rice Syrup, Maple Syrup, or Honey
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Lemon Juiced and Grated Zest
- 15 Almonds, Pecans, or Walnuts Halved
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift the flour, salt & baking soda together.
- Combine the butter, honey/syrup, vanilla, lemon zest, and juice.
- Cut butter and sugar into flour mix with pastry blender into dough.
- Blend until smooth and satiny.
- Form into large ball and chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
- Roll with rolling pin to ¼ inch think between 2 sheets of parchment paper.
- Remove paper and cut shapes and place on greased cookie sheet.
- Press nut into the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly browned.
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