This crunchy butter cookie has the perfect lemon filling. Great for the holidays.
Provided by Anita Hoffman
Categories Cookies
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. In a small saucepan, combine sugar, egg, lemon zest, juice and butter for filling. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes, or until mixture begins to thicken. Set aside to cool.
- 2. In a mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, lemon zest and juice for cookies, beating at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add flour and salt, beating until combined.
- 3. Using a 1 teaspoon measure, roll dough into balls.
- 4. Place on parchment lined baking sheets and flatten slightly.
- 5. Bake at 400 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Cool.
- 6. Spread half of cookies with filling. Top with remaining cookies. Roll in powdered sugar.
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Connie Modise
c@aol.comOverall, I'm pretty happy with these cookies. They're not the best I've ever had, but they're definitely good enough to make again.
Tawsif hannan
tawsif91@yahoo.comI'm not sure what went wrong, but my cookies turned out really dry and crumbly.
Shankar Jr
shankar_j@gmail.comThese cookies are way too bland. They need more flavor.
arely onofre
o.a85@aol.comI had a hard time getting the cookies to stay together. They kept falling apart when I tried to roll them in the powdered sugar.
Aliyah Aaliyah
a_aliyah78@yahoo.comThese cookies are a little too sweet for my taste, but they're still pretty good.
Tristan Atkinson
t@gmail.comI was a little skeptical about these cookies at first, but I'm so glad I tried them! They're so delicious and they look so festive on a holiday plate.
DANNY MORENO
morenodanny@hotmail.comThese cookies are so easy to make, even for a beginner baker. I love that I can just drop the dough by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet.
Muhumuza Benard
b_m@hotmail.comI've been making these cookies for years and they're always a favorite. They're so light and fluffy, and the lemon flavor is just perfect.
D. Gar
gar.d63@yahoo.comI made these cookies for my kids and they loved them! They're the perfect after-school snack.
Ahmadjan Afghan
afghan_ahmadjan@aol.comThese cookies were a hit at my holiday party! They're so easy to make and they taste delicious. I got rave reviews from all my guests.