Limoncello finger biscuits

Limoncello is a beautifully refreshing Italian lemon liqueur which provides a grown up spin on traditional lemon flavoured biscuits.    The biscuits are a perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee with their beautifully buttery, crumbly, almost shortbread like texture, or they can be served with a cold glass of limoncello in place of a large dessert.

The recipe was adapted from the lemon finger cookies recipe from 500 Cookies: The Only Cookie Compendium You'll Even Need by Phillipa Vanstone.  I often find when I make lemon cookie or biscuit recipes that the suggested quantities of lemon zest and juice aren't intense enough.  Whilst I appreciate subtle flavours, I love the tartness of lemons and I don't want it to get lost, which is why I amped things up with limoncello.

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