Lemon Shortbreads.

2-1/4 cups AP flour, spooned & leveled

1/4 teaspoon fine salt

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest + 2 teaspoons lemon juice

--coarse sanding or turbinado sugar for sprinkling--

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Combine flour & salt.

Beat the butter, sugar, lemon zest & juice until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.

Add the flour on low until combined.

Turn out the dough onto a sheet of wax or parchment paper.

Shape the dough into a rectangle log measuring about 12x2x1 (yes, I used a ruler)

Wrap the dough completely in the wax or parchment paper.

Refrigerate 3-4 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350degrees.

Slice the dough into 1/3" slices, lay on sheet pan & sprinkle with turbinado sugar.

Bake 12-15 minutes, rotating trays half way through.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

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