Mum’s Meltaway Lemon Cookies (Kitchen Basics)

My mother is one of those women who seems to have endless energy. Even with all the demands on her time she still finds time to bake, making sure she always has a few treats in the house for any unexpected visitors. These wonderful cookies started life in mum’s collection as shortbread before she had a bit of a fiddle with it. It’s one of those few recipes that’s designed to work best with gluten free flour – it’s meant to be a little crumbly. If you want to use normal flour you can but to get the same texture will actually be a lot harder, and that’s not what this recipe is about. This recipe is about being able to pull together delicious, allergy safe, cookies in less than 20 minutes.

So we’re adding this to our collection of kitchen basics, even if you’re new to cooking you won’t struggle with these. They’re made with gluten free flour so they can’t be over worked. Don’t have patience to rub in the butter? It’s fine, they work equally well in a food processor. My mum has always believed that anyone can cook and these cookies prove it.