Best Lemon Pecan Shortbread Cookies Recipes

Lemon-Pecan Shortbread Cookies image

Provided by SassiFras

Categories Dessert

Time 43m

Yield 20 cookies, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans or 2 tablespoons walnuts
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
1/2 cup butter

Steps:

1. In a bowl, combine flour, nuts, sugar and lemon peel. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling (dough will still be crumbly). Knead until smooth and form into a ball.
2. On lightly floured surface, roll dough until 1/2 inch thick. Using a 1-1/2-inch to 3-inch scalloped cookie cutter, cut into rounds. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake in a 325 degrees F oven for 18 to 20 minutes for small cookies or 20 to 22 minutes for larger cookies or until bottom starts to brown and center is set. Remove and cool on a wire rack. 20, 1-1/2-inch cookies or 5, 3-inch cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 86.3, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 12.2, Sodium 32.9, Carbohydrate 8.1, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 2, Protein 1

Lemon Pecan Shortbread Cookies image

Provided by Shelia Tucker

Number Of Ingredients 7

recipe will make 20 ( 1 1/2 inch ) or 5 ( 3 inch cookies )
1 1/4 c all purpose flour
2 Tbsp very finely chopped pecans
3 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp finely shredded lemon zest
1/2 c butter
sugar to sprinkle on top

Steps:

1. pre- Heat oven to 325 - In a medium Bowl combine , flour , Nuts, 3 Tabsp. sugar , and the lemon peel, Using a Pastry Blender, cut in the butter untill the mixture looks like fine crumbs and starts to cling togeather. ( dough will still be crumbly ) Knead till mixture is smooth, Form into a Ball.
2. On a lightly Floured surface, Roll the dough untill it's 1/2 inch thick .using 1 1/2 inch OR 3 inch cookie cutters cut into disered shapes. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets , sprinkle the tops with sugar.
3. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes for the small cookies and Bake for 20 to 22 minutes for Large cookies, untill bottoms start to Brown and the centers are set. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.