Grammy's Kitchen · Shortbread · Lemon Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
One of 67 shortbread recipes we measured
It ranks #4 of 67 for spread among the shortbread recipes we compared. 3 cooks on www.gimmesomeoven.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 67.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 84% | 86% |
| total sugar | 130% | 56% |
| egg | 19% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| acid | 9% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 1 cup (2 sticks) butter (room temperature) |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp. almond extract |
| 6 g | 1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary (finely chopped) |
| 1 Tbsp. grated lemon zest | |
| 270 g | 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp. salt |
| 200 g | 1 cup powdered sugar |
| 26 g | 4-6 tsp. fresh lemon juice |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.gimmesomeoven.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I was passed this recipe from dear friends nearly five years ago and it's become my go-to cookie recipe. It converted to a GF recipe seamlessly (w/ King Arthur 1:1). I've experimented with other "favors" including cocoa, which was well received. I have a darli” — a cook, 5.0★
“Lovely, light cookies! The balance of flavors is perfect and so scrumptious! I made my dough into a log wrapped in plastic wrap, and sliced just for ease. The shapes aren’t as perfect, but for my purposes (me and my family) it works great. I also stuck it in t” — a cook, 5.0★