Butter Cookie Recipes - Lemon Bars Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups/180 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1/4 cup/50 g firmly packed light brown sugar

• 1/2 cup/125 g cold butter, cut up

• 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest

• 1/4 tsp lemon extract

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Butter two cookie sheets. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl.

2. Stir in the brown sugar. Use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.

3. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, add the lemon zest and extract, and knead into a smooth dough.

4. Roll out  the dough to a 1/4-inch (5-mm) thick rectangle. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into three 3/4 x 1-inch (2 x 2.5-cm) bars.

5. Transfer the bars to the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them 1/2 inch (1 cm) apart. Prick all over with a fork.

6. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden. Cool the shortbread completely on the cookie sheets.