Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread

Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread Recipe

Delicate and delicious lemon poppy seed short bread cookies.CourseCookieCuisineEnglishPrep Time15 minutesCook Time25 minutes0 minutesTotal Time40 minutesServings12 servingsCalories128kcalAuthorLeigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter cold, cut into pieces, plus more for the pan
• 1 cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Instructions

• Heat oven to 350° F.
• Butter a 9-inch fluted removable-bottom tart pan or round cake pan
• In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process the flour, sugar, butter, and salt until moist clumps form
• Add the lemon zest and poppy seeds and pulse once or twice just to combine
• Press the mixture evenly into the prepared pan
• Bake until lightly golden, 20 to 25 minutes
• Using a serrated knife, cut the warm shortbread into 12 wedges
• Let the wedges cool completely before removing them from the pan

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