{"id":31111,"date":"2016-05-12T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=31111"},"modified":"2016-10-24T19:36:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T00:36:50","slug":"ginger-lemon-shortbread-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=31111","title":{"rendered":"Ginger and Lemon Shortbread Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The combo of ginger and lemon in a shortbread cookie is a pleasant surprise.\u00a0 I made a batch of these goodies on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and along with a cup of tea, they were a true afternoon delight.\u00a0 The ginger makes them a great cookie for cool weather, and the freshness of lemon makes them perfect for hot days.\u00a0 Whip some up for an afternoon treat for the kiddos or for a tea time get-together with your gal pals.\u00a0 Hopefully, both groups will enjoy them as much as I did.<\/h3>\n

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GINGER SHORTBREAD COOKIES WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Source – Southern Living<\/em> magazine<\/p>\n

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1 cup butter, softened<\/h3>\n

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1\/2 cup sugar<\/h3>\n

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1\/4 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/h3>\n

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2 1\/4 cups all purpose flour<\/h3>\n

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2 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger<\/h3>\n

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1\/8 teaspoon table salt<\/h3>\n

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Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting (follows)<\/h3>\n

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– Preheat oven to 275 degrees.\u00a0 Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy duty electric stand mixer till creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.\u00a0 Stir in vanilla.<\/h3>\n

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– Stir together flour, ginger, and slat; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended after each addition.<\/h3>\n

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–\u00a0 Place dough on a lightly floured surface and roll dough to 1\/4 inch thick.\u00a0 Cut with a 2-inch round cutter.\u00a0 Place 2 inches apart on 2 parchment lined baking sheets (12 per sheet).\u00a0 Reroll scraps once.<\/h3>\n

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– Bake at 275 for 40 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom.\u00a0 Cool on bakin gsheet 2 minutes.\u00a0 Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.<\/h3>\n

– Meanwhile,\u00a0 prepare frosting.\u00a0 Spread about 1 tablespoon on each cooled cookie, using a small spatula.<\/h3>\n

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Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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1\/2 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened<\/h3>\n

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1\/4 cup butter, softened<\/h3>\n

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2 cups powdered suga<\/h3>\n

1 teaspoon lemon zest<\/h3>\n

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1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice<\/h3>\n

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Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.\u00a0 Gradually add sugar and beat well.\u00a0 Stir in zest and juice.\u00a0 Use immediately.<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0\"Lemon<\/p>\n

That’s it for this week.\u00a0 Thank you all for spending time with us.\u00a0 Mr. Right and I have been dog sitting Gracie while Jordan and Charles are in Thailand getting Little Miss.\u00a0 I am a huge dog lover, and it’s so nice to have the pitter patter of her little feet around.\u00a0 She is a ball of energy!!!<\/h3>\n

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Be sure to come back tomorrow for our Saturday Selections.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n

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The combo of ginger and lemon in a shortbread cookie is a pleasant surprise.\u00a0 I made a batch of these goodies on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and along with a cup of tea, they were a true afternoon delight.\u00a0 The ginger makes them a great cookie for cool weather, and the freshness of lemon makes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31111"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31111"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32952,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31111\/revisions\/32952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}