Shortbread with Lemon Curd

This lemon shortbread recipe tastes like the kind of delectable treat you might find at a fancy tea shop.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 247 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 pound butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice
• 18 ounces all-purpose flour
• 5 ounces confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt together in a bowl. Press softened butter into flour mixture and combine until blended. Pat stiff dough into two 9x13-inch pans forming even layers. Pierce through dough with a fork every 1/2-inch in lines parallel to the long sides of the pans; use a clean yard stick laid across the pan as a guide to make straight rows. Chill dough until firm.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, about 11 minutes. Cut into rows using fork marks, again using a yardstick as a pan guide. Cut rows into 3-inch lengths to make fingers. Cool completely in the pan.

Step 4

Meanwhile, beat eggs in a bowl. Stir in sugar, lemon juice, melted butter, and lemon rind. Pour into the top of a double boiler set over simmering water; cook and stir until thick and smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Cool at room temperature.

Step 5

Serve shortbread fingers with lemon curd.