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Welcome to the Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop! Once a month I get together with my blogging friends to share projects or recipes that we’ve made. All our recipes or projects are inspired by something we’ve seen on Pinterest. I was inspired by this pin to make lemon glazed shortbread cookies! Since we are featuring New Year’s themed projects and recipes today, I made two versions: one for Christmas and one for New Year’s.
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Manual Juice/Fruit Squeezer
I was inspired to make a glazed lemon shortbread cookie after I received my new useful Lightweight Stainless Steel Manual Fruit Juicer/Lemon Squeezer
My lemon shortbread cookies require fresh lemon juice. To juice a lemon with my new juicer, all I had to do was cut a lemon and half, place the lemon in the manual juicer and squeeze.
The juicer has its own strainer to strain out the pits. All I then needed to do is pour the lemon juice out of the juicer from its no drip, v-shaped nozzle. (Check out the video at the end of this post to see how easy and fun it is to use this juicer.)
The juicer is really well constructed and is made out of stainless steel. (I don’t have to even worry about myself wrecking it – I have the midas touch, lol.)
I’ve never had a good juicer before. I am looking forward to using my juicer in new recipes – I plan to make fresh orange juice Christmas morning! The receptacle in this juicer can work with a variety of fruits – grapefruit, water melon, etc.
I will be hosting a giveaway of this juicer and a full review on Friday in this week’s Friday’s Finds column! Be sure to stop by the blog to enter for a chance to win your own free juicer!
Glazed Lemon Juice Shortbread Cookies Recipe
(Makes 12-14 Large Cookies)
For the cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 sticks softened unsalted butter
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tbsps fresh lemon juice
For the lemon glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 tbsps fresh lemon juice
1/2 tbsp water
1/2 tbsp fresh lemon zest to sprinkle over cookies or mix in lemon glaze.
(If you find the lemon glaze to be too thick or too thin, add extra water or powdered sugar as needed.)
Baking Tools
Lightweight Stainless Steel Manual Fruit Juicer/Lemon Squeezer
Stand Mixer
Parchment Paper or Silicone Baking Mats
Lemon Shortbread Cookies Directions
Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
Whisk the flour and the salt together.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter until fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Add sugar. Continue to beat the butter for about 2 minutes more.
Mix in vanilla. Add flour mixture. Mix on a low speed until the flour and butter are well mixed together.
Roll the dough into two long rolls of dough. Wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate the dough until firm, at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Roll out 1 roll of dough to about 1/4-inch thickness. If you would like to make cut-out cookies, cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Carefully transfer the cut out shapes to the baking sheets.
To make round cookies, skip rolling out the dough. Cut slices of cookies from the rolls of dough. Place the rounds on a cookie sheet.
Bake until the cookies are firm and lightly browned, approximately 13 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool on a wire baking rack.
To Make the Lemon Glaze:
Mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice and water until your icing is the desired consistency. If you wish, add some of the lemon zest to the glaze. (Otherwise, you can sprinkle the lemon zest on after you glaze the cookies.)
You can spread the glaze on your cookies with a knife – I just poured some on with a squeeze squirt bottle and used the bottle to squeeze the glaze on.
Easy to Use & Attractive Manual Juicer
Glazed Lemon Shortbread Cookies
These delicious lemony iced shortbread cookies are easy to make and are quite festive for the holiday season.
Ingredients
- For the cookies:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks softened unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsps fresh lemon juice
- For the lemon glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsps fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tbsp water
- 1/2 tbsp fresh lemon zest to sprinkle over cookies or mix in icing.
Instructions
Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
Whisk the flour and the salt together.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter until fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Add sugar. Continue to beat the butter for about 2 minutes more.
Mix in vanilla. Add flour mixture. Mix on a low speed until the flour and butter are well mixed together.
Roll the dough into two long rolls of dough. Wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate the dough until firm, at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Roll out 1 roll of dough to about 1/4-inch thickness. If you would like to make cut-out cookies, cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Carefully transfer the cut out shapes to the baking sheets.
To make round cookies, skip rolling out the dough. Cut slices of cookies from the rolls of dough. Place the rounds on a cookie sheet.
Bake until the cookies are firm and golden, approximately 13 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool on a wire baking rack.
To Make the Lemon Glaze:
Mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice and water until your icing is the desired consistency. If you wish, add some of the lemon zest to the icing. (Otherwise, you can sprinkle the lemon zest on after you glaze the cookies.)
You can spread the icing on your cookies with a knife - I just poured some on my cookies with a squeeze squirt bottle and used the bottle to squeeze the icing on.
Be sure to stop by my friends’ blogs to see their New Year’s related projects and recipes!
I’ve seen this juicer and wondered how good it was. I love a good lemon flavor in a cookie. Looks like it made squeezing lemon juice really simple for this recipe.
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This juicer really does work well and is quite sturdy. I am excited to make some fresh OJ! Be sure to enter the giveaway on my blog this Friday!
I’ve never had a good juicer either, Lauren and this one looks perfect! Your cookies look delicious and quite tasty for the new year!
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Stop by Friday for a chance to win the juicer! This juicer really is great – I am excited! Happy holidays!
These look delicious! Pinned.
Joanne recently posted…Baby It’s Cold Outside Wall Hanging
Thanks, Joanne! Happy holidays!
That lemon juicer is really neat! I should get one, especially for in the summer. Those cookies look SO good!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Hi, Carrie! This juicer is great. You should stop by the juicer giveaway on Friday!
Mmmmm… We love shortbread, but I’ve never made lemon ones. Thank you for the recipe. pinning -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Yum, those look really good!
Lemon-flavored Christmas cookies would be a terrific change from my usual sugar cookies.
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They are very yummy, Kristie! Thanks for stoping by! Happy holidays!
Not only do the cookies sound awesome, I have gadget envy! That juicer looks like a solid piece of equipment. 🙂
LydiaF recently posted…How to Make A Knitted Ombre Wine Bottle Sweater
Hi, Lydia! The juicer is really solid and awesome! I made homemade lemonade with it today! Stop by Mom Home Guide to enter my juicer giveaway! Happy holidays!