Classic Lemon Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 -2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 beat butter until fluffy in a large bowl.
• 2 beat in sugar, egg, lemon extract and lemon rind.
• 3 combine flour, cornmeal and salt. gradually add to butter mixture, mixing well.
• 4 shape dough into a log about 2 inches in diameter. wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. (can also freeze at this point. frozen dough keeps for 3 months).
• 5 preheat oven to 350 degrees. lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 6 cut dough into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• 7 bake on greased cookie sheets until cookie just begin to brown at the edges, about ten minutes.
• 8 remove from pan and cool on wire racks.
• 9 for glaze, beat butter, confectioner's sugar and lemon juice to make a thin glaze. drizzle over cooled cookies.