Friday, May 17, 2013

Lemon-Chamomile Shortbread

Makes 18 cookies
Hands-On Time: 15m
Total Time: 1hr 00m

Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
grated zest from 1 lemon
1 teaspoon loose chamomile tea
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions
Heat oven to 325° F. Combine the butter, sugar, and salt in a mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Blend in the lemon zest, loose tea, and flour until smooth. Press into an 8-inch square cake pan.

Bake 30 minutes or just until the shortbread begins to turn golden. Cut into 9 squares, then cut each square into 2 triangles.

Cool completely on a wire rack. Remove the shortbread cookies from the pan.

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