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Recipe
Coconut Shortbread with Fluffy Lemon Buttercream
makes about 24 3-inch cookies
Ingredients
| 3 | sticks unsalted butter, room temperature |
| 1 | cup confectioners’ sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 3 | cups all-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 | cup sweetened coconut flakes |
For the frosting:
| 1 | stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature |
| 3 | cups confectioners’ sugar |
| 2 | teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice |
| 1 | teaspoon lemon zest |
| 1 | teaspoon or more water as needed |
| 1 | drop yellow food paste |
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. In a stand mixer beat the butter and confectioners sugar together until light and fluffy. Then, mix in the vanilla extract. With the mixer on low add the flour, salt, and coconut flakes and beat until everything is just combined.
3. Turn the dough out onto a flour surface and use a rolling pin to roll it out to 1/8-inch thickness. Then, use your cookie cutters to make as many shapes as you would like, re-rolling the dough as necessary. If the dough sticks to your rolling pin simply add a little bit of flour to the surface.
4. Place the cookies 1-inch apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 20-22 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edges. Then allow to cool completely before frosting.
5. To make the frosting: Beat the butter, confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, zest, water, and food paste together with a hand mixer. If the frosting is too thick simply add more water 1 teaspoon at a time until the desired consistency is reach. Spread thick swaths of frosting on each cookie and serve!
Naptime Notes
Naptime Recipe Serving ideas
These cookies can easily be made without coconut flakes and frosting. Or, use large egg shaped cookie cutters and decorate the cookies with sprinkles instead of the buttercream!
Naptime Stopwatch
20 minutes prep time, 20 minutes bake time
Naptime Reviews
This bright citrusy cookies are just the thing to ring in spring!
Printed from: https://thenaptimechef.com/2013/03/coconut-shortbread-with-fluffy-lemon-buttercream/