Retirement is going to make me fat. I swear, all I want to do is bake. So, in the spirit of sisterhood (honorary male sisters are welcome!) I will share my newest favorite recipe. This recipe has a danger factor* of five out of six, because it's ridiculously easy to bake, won't heat up your kitchen too much because it bakes in 20 minutes, and is delicately delicious. Perfect for a hot summer day with a glass of lemonade or iced tea.
Lila's Lemon Shortbread
1 cup of softened butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups all purpose flour
zest of one lemon
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Turbinado sugar to sprinkle on top
Mix butter and granulated sugar. Add in lemon juice and zest (finely chopped), flour and salt. Pat dough into a buttered 9 X 13 pan, sprinkle with turbinado sugar, and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool before cutting into squares. Repair to the garden with Browning's Sonnets, turn off your cell phone and imagine you've gone back in time.
*Danger factor one to six, based on difficulty to resist. One being as difficult to resist as leftover fish, and six being as difficult to resist as my favorite cheesecake.
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