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Lemon Shortbread Cookies (grain-free)

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 28 minutes
Servings 15 cookies
Calories 140 kcal
Author Chelsea Green

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • zest of 2 lemons
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 cups almond flour
  • extra sugar (optional)

Instructions

  1. To begin, add your butter and sugar to a mixing bowl and beat with a mixer till creamy. Add your lemon zest, vanilla and egg white and mix together till combined. Add your almond flour and mix together till you have a consistent cookie dough.

  2. Place a piece of saran wrap on your counter (about a foot long). Place your cookie dough onto the middle of your saran wrap and gently push it into a log (about 2 1/2-3 inches wide). Wrap your cookie dough log and place it in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours.

  3. After 2 hours, preheat your oven to 350. Spray a tray with non-stick spray, or line with parchment paper.

  4. Sprinkle about 2 tbsp of sugar on a plate. Remove your cookie dough log from the fridge and from the saran wrap. Roll your cookie dough log in the sugar, till the entire log is covered. Then, using a sharp knife, cut each cookie (about 1/3-1/2 inch thick) and place on your tray.

  5. Bake in the oven for 16-18 minutes, or till the edges are golden.

  6. Let cool.