Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Cookie Recipes

Portuguese Lemon Cookies

These Portuguese lemon cookies will melt in your mouth, they are like shortbread cookies with lemon zest.

3 out of 5 with 42 ratings

Ingredients

4 cups of white flour1 cup of sugar1 cup of butter at room temperature2 eggs1 lemon Get Portuguese ingredients

Start by beating the eggs with the sugar and the zest of the lemon.
Add the lemon juice and the butter and mix well.
Add the flour and mix only until you have a homogeneous batter. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 210ºC (410ºF). Sprinkle a baking tray with flour. Create small cookies with the help of a spoon and forming a ball with your hands.
Bake them in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. If they start to brown too quickly you should reduce the temperature.

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