On a table is a dish with four yuzu-glazed shortbreads on it. Also on the table is a glass of water with lemon and ice, another plate with a piece of shortbread on it and various other items.

Yuzu-Glazed Shortbread

Ingredients


Shortbread
  • ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp (6 g) lemon zest, plus additional zest for garnish if desired
  • 1 cup (227 g) salted butter, room temperature
  • 1 egg yolk from 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp (10 g) yuzu juice
  • 2 ½ cups (300 g) all purpose flour
  • ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp (16 g) cornstarch
  • ¼ (1 g) tsp salt
Glaze
  • 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
  • 1-2 Tbsp (15-30 g) yuzu juice

Special Equipment

  • KitchenAid® Stand Mixer
  • Flat Beater
  • Parchment paper
  • Baking sheets


Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 30-35 minutes
Servings: 18-20 cookies

Instructions


  1. Preheat the oven to 300Fº/150°C.
  2. Add sugar and lemon zest to the Stand Mixer bowl fitted with Flat Beater Accessory. Turn to speed 2 to infuse sugar with lemon oils for 1 minute.
  3. Add butter to sugar and cream together on speed 4 for 2-3 minutes. Turn down to speed 2 and add egg yolk and yuzu juice and mix for an additional 30 seconds.
  4. Turn mixer speed 1 and add flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch and salt. Mix until just combined, about 1 minute.
  5. Scrape dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and pat into rectangular shape ½-inch/1 cm thick. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown.
  6. Let cool for 5 minutes then use a bench scraper to cut into rectangles.
  7. To make glaze, in a clean Stand Mixer bowl fitted with Whisk Accessory, add powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp yuzu juice. Turn to speed 1 and mix until smooth. Scrape sides of bowl if needed and add additional yuzu juice 1 tsp at a time if thinner texture is desired.
  8. Drizzle glaze over cooled shortbread cookies, sprinkle with lemon zest to garnish.


PRO TIP

You can easily substitute an equal amount of lemon juice for the yuzu juice in the cookies and the glaze if desired.

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