Fruit Desserts Recipe ⋮ Lemon Snowdrops

Lemon cookie sandwiches!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 drops yellow food coloring

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degree C).
2. Cream 1 cup butter or margarine and 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar. Add 2 cups flour, lemon extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; mix well.
3. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Put together with filling. Roll in confectioners' sugar.
4. To Make Filling: Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, and dash of salt. Add 1/2 cup water, 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind, 3 Tablespoons lemon juice, and 3 drops of yellow food coloring. Bring to rolling boil, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minutes. Cool. Frost flat side of one cookie and put together with another cookie, sandwich-like. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

• calories144.1
• carbohydrateContent15.5 g
• cholesterolContent22.9 mg
• fatContent8.7 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent1.2 g
• saturatedFatContent5.5 g
• sodiumContent110.2 mg
• sugarContent6.8 g