Sugar Free Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Sugar Free Lemon Shortbread Cookies, a delicious no added sugar recipe made for crisp buttery cookies topped with lemon icing
Servings: 30
Ingredients
Shortbread Cookies.
- ½ cup Butter. --Softened
- ⅓ cup Sugar Alternative --Granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can be baked with.
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice. --Freshly squeezed
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1¼ cup Flour.
Icing
- 1 cup Sugar Free Powdered Sugar --Sifted
- 2 ½ tbsp Lemon Juice. --Adjusted as needed for consistency
- ½ tsp Lemon Zest.
Instructions
- Butter. Start by beating your butter until very creamy (this can take a couple of minutes). Then add the sugar alternative and lemon zest and mix until combined.
- Wet Ingredients. Scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl and then add your vanilla, lemon juice, and salt, mixing until combined. Lastly, mix in your egg yolk.
- Flour. Scrape down the sides of your bowl and then set your mixer speed on low. Gradually add your flour and mix until just combined. Note that you may need to scrape down the sides and the bottom of your mixing bowl as the dough mixture will be fairly dry with the crumbs settling at the bottom of your mixing bowl. This step can also be done by hand using your rubber spatula.
- Chill. Place a large piece of plastic wrap on a flat work surface. Then transfer your dough to the center of the plastic wrap. Shape the cookie dough into a disc that is about an inch tall, cover it with the plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- Prepare. Preheat your oven to 350 and prep your baking sheet(s) for nonstick.
- Dough. Lightly dust a clean workspace with flour and then transfer your chilled cookie to to the workspace. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about a half inch thick. Use your cookie cutter to cut out the cookies and then place the cookies on to your prepare baking sheet, about an inch apart.
- Bake. Bake your cookies until set and are starting to turn golden brown on the bottom (about 8-10 minutes). Then let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for a minute before transferring them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
- Icing. To make the icing, simply combine together the ingredients listed (powdered sugar alternative, lemon juice, and zest). You can make adjustments as needed for texture by adding additional lemon juice (or milk) or powdered sugar alternative. Then, use a spoon to top your cookies with the icing.
Recipe Notes
*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
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October 21, 2025*About Sugar Alternatives
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Nutrition
Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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