Golden Solstice Shortbread Cookies with Citrus Glaze

We celebrate winter with warming food, herbal brews, and offerings to the land and plants that have shared the harvest with us all year.

These warming, golden-spiced sun cookies are made to celebrate the winter sun returning after the longest night. Enjoy them with your favorite warm drink!

Golden Solstice Shortbread Cookies with Citrus Glaze

.:. Ingredients .:.

• 1 3/4 cup gf all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 14 tablespoons (200g) butter of your choice cut into 1/4-inch pieces, softened
• 2 Tablespoons @botanicallucidity Adaptogenic Golden Chai
• Zest of 1/2 Grapefruit (save juice for icing )
• 1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
• Optional: 1/8 cup edible flowers like dried rose petals to add to the dough.

Citrus & Spice Golden Icing

.:. Ingredients .:.

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Grapefruit Juice
• 1 Tablespoon Botanical Lucidity Adaptogenic
  Golden Chai Powder
• Optional: edible flowers for sprinkling on top

.:. Directions .:.

1 . In a large bowl, whisk the flour, salt, sugar, zest and chai.

2. Add the flour mixture to a mixer and add the softened butter, mixing until the dough comes together.

3. Rollout the dough to about 3/4 of an inch thick, between two pieces of parchment and cut out the cookies.

4. Chill the cut out cookies on a cookie sheet (no parchment necessary) for at least 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350F.

5. Bake for 16-18 minutes. Chill until completely cool before adding the icing.

6. In a medium bowl, mix the powdered sugar and the spice, and then add in the grapefruit juice, blending until it’s thoroughly mixed.

7. Add more juice or sugar to get the consistency you like!

8. Spread or drizzle the glaze on top and sprinkle on edible flowers (optional)

Happy Winter!