Description
Delightful lemon biscuits bring sunshine to your kitchen with zesty citrus charm. Quick and simple shortbread-style cookies offer a perfect balance of buttery richness and bright lemon flavor that you’ll savor with afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 250g (8.8 ounces) self-raising flour
- 160g (5.6 ounces) white sugar
- 150g (5.3 ounces) salted butter, softened
- 1 egg
Flavor Ingredients:
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 45 drops yellow food colouring (optional)
Finishing Ingredient:
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) icing sugar
Instructions
- Prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper and heat oven to 180°C fan-forced.
- Using an electric mixer, combine softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, creating a smooth cream-like consistency.
- Incorporate egg, freshly grated lemon zest, and food coloring into the butter mixture, blending until evenly distributed.
- Gradually fold flour into the wet ingredients, gently mixing until a soft, pliable dough forms.
- Scoop small portions of dough and roll between palms to create uniform round balls.
- Generously coat each dough ball in fine icing sugar, ensuring complete coverage.
- Arrange coated balls on prepared baking sheets, leaving adequate spacing between each biscuit.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, watching carefully until edges turn delicate golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow biscuits to rest on baking tray for 2-3 minutes.
- Transfer to wire cooling rack and sprinkle with additional icing sugar while still warm.
- Let biscuits cool completely before serving or storing in an airtight container.
Notes
- Use room temperature butter for smoother, easier creaming and better texture.
- Zest the lemon before juicing to maximize flavor and add bright citrusy notes.
- For gluten-free option, swap regular flour with almond or coconut flour for a nutty twist.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes before rolling to prevent spreading and maintain crisp edges during baking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 188
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 69 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 27 mg