Lemon Coconut Drop Shortbread Cookies

Name: Lemon Coconut Drop Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup (80g) sweetened shredded coconut*; 1 cup (2 sticks; 230g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 3/4 cup (90g) confectioners’ sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 and 1/4 cups (281g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled); 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar (or more, as needed); 1 Tablespoon (15ml) milk; optional for garnish: shredded coconut, sprinkles, and/or lemon zest

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:15min

These easy shortbread-style lemon coconut drop cookies are like buttery snowball cookies but with glaze instead of a confectioners' sugar coating. There’s only 30 minutes of cookie dough chilling needed which makes this a quick cookie recipe.

Updated at: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:00:10 GMT