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Vegan Lemon Shortbread #fbcookieswap 2014

Author: Lisa Le

Ingredients

  • 2 cups 260 g of flour
  • 1 cup vegan butter like Vegan Becel or Earth Balance
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon zest or all the zest of one lemon
  • up to 2 tsp juice from lemon

Instructions

  • Stir the lemon zest and sugar together so that the sugar absorbs the lemony flavour. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Combine all ingredients using a food processor or a pastry cutter until a dough forms. It may be a little crumbly, if that's the case, add a little lemon juice so that the dough sticks together a bit better. It'll still be crumbly. Form into a rough disc and wrap in plastic film. Refrigerate for about an hour to let the dough rest.
  • Remove from fridge and roll out to 1/4 inch thickness (a little less than 1 cm) and cut into shapes (I just did standard rectangles).
  • Refrigerate for another 10-15 minutes so that they keep their shape in the oven. Meanwhile preheat your oven to 350F.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until you start to see the bottom edges brown. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container, and is best eaten with tea! =)