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Lemon and Raspberry Shortbread

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup 1 stick vegan margarine like Earth Balance
  • 1 tablespoon meyer lemon zest
  • Juice of 2 meyer lemons
  • ⅓ cup plus 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla optional
  • 1/2 cup dehydrated raspberries

Method
 

  1. Add Earth Balance, lemon zest, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 of the lemon juice and flour into a food processor fitted with an S blade
  2. Pulse until dough comes together
  3. Press dough into a greased 9 inch springform pan and poke all over with a fork
  4. Refrigerate dough for an hour
  5. Heat oven to 350 and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown
  6. Remove from oven and remove band from pan
  7. Cut into triangles and let cool
  8. Mix 1/2 the lemon juice with 1 cup of confectioners sugar and spread over cooled shortbread, leaving a border
  9. Crumble the raspberries and sprinkle over the glaze
  10. Let the glaze dry for about 1/2 hour, cut the shortbread over the scored lines and serve

Notes

Dehydrated raspberries are available at Trader Joes.
Regular supermarket lemons can be substituted for Meyer lemons.