Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe

Lemon Butter Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

1 tsp of vanilla
1 & 2/3 c of flour
1 c of butter; creamed
1/3 c of powder sugar

For Fillings:
1 pc of egg; well-beaten
2/3 c of sugar
2 to 3 tsp of lemon rind; grated
1/4 tsp of salt
1 tsp of cornstarch
1 Tbsp of butter
3 Tbsps of lemon juice
Powder sugar

Instructions:

In medium mixing bowl, put together 1 & 2/3 c of flour, 1/3 c of powdered sugar, 1 c of softened butter and 1 tsp. of vanilla. and mix until well-blended. Chill mixture. Preheat the oven (350 degrees F).

Create 1-inch balls with the chilled dough. Place on ungreased baking sheets, 2″ apart from each other. Make depression in center parts of cookies.

Bake until cookies are light brown in color, approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Take cookies off from baking sheets as soon as possible and let them cool.

For the filling, combine in medium-sized saucepan 1 egg, 2/3 c of sugar, 2 or 3 tsp. of grated lemon peel, 1 tsp of cornstarch, salt, 3 Tbsps of lemon juice and 1 Tbsp of butter. Cook on low-set heat while stirring regularly ’til texture is thick and smooth. Let it cool.

Fill depression on center parts of cookies with 1/4 teaspoon of filling. Lightly sprinkle powder sugar on cookies.

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