{"id":19862,"date":"2017-06-09T03:21:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T10:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19862"},"modified":"2016-12-13T03:22:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T10:22:11","slug":"lemon-lime-basil-shortbread-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19862","title":{"rendered":"Lemon-Lime Basil Shortbread Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lemon-Lime-Basil-Shortbread-Cookies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19863\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lemon-Lime-Basil-Shortbread-Cookies-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lemon-Lime-Basil-Shortbread-Cookies-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lemon-Lime-Basil-Shortbread-Cookies-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lemon-Lime-Basil-Shortbread-Cookies-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a>1 C. all-purpose flour<br \/>\n1\/2 C. powdered sugar plus more for pressing cookies<br \/>\n1\/2 C. (1stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1\/2&#8243; cubes<br \/>\n2 tsp. sliced fresh basil leaves<br \/>\n1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest plus 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp. finely grated lime zest<br \/>\n1\/4 tsp. kosher salt<br \/>\nSanding sugar (optional)<\/p>\n<p>Decorative sanding sugar has large, crunchy crystals; available at specialty foods stores and<br \/>\nPreheat oven to 375\u00c2\u00b0. Place flour, 1\/2 C. powdered sugar, butter, basil, both zests, lemon juice, and salt in a food processor. Pulse until large, moist clumps form. Measure level T.fuls of dough; roll between your palms to form balls. Place on a large baking sheet, spacing 2&#8243; apart. Lightly dust the bottom of a flat measuring C. with powdered sugar and press cookies into 2&#8243; rounds, dusting C. bottom with powdered sugar as needed to prevent sticking. Sprinkle tops of cookies with sanding sugar, if using. Bake until edges are brown, about 14-15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 C. all-purpose flour 1\/2 C. powdered sugar plus more for pressing cookies 1\/2 C. (1stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1\/2&#8243; cubes 2 tsp. sliced fresh basil leaves 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest plus 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice 1\/2 tsp. finely grated lime zest 1\/4 tsp. kosher salt Sanding sugar (optional) Decorative sanding sugar has large, crunchy crystals; available at specialty foods stores and Preheat oven to 375\u00c2\u00b0. Place flour, 1\/2 C. powdered sugar, butter, basil, both&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=19862\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[81,60,87,109],"class_list":["post-19862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-desserts-fruit","tag-baking","tag-cookies","tag-from-the-garden","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19864,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19862\/revisions\/19864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}