Buttery lemon cookies are sandwiched with a yummy tart homemade lemon filling.
Lemon Snowdrops
- Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Granulated sugar
- Powdered sugar
Filling
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 4 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- Yellow food color, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the lemon extract with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour and salt until dough forms. (If dough is soft, cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.)
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Step2Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 1 inch apart. Press bottom of glass into dough to grease, then dip into granulated sugar; press on shaped dough until 1/4 inch thick.
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Step3Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step4In 1-quart saucepan, mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in remaining frosting ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step5For each sandwich cookie, spread filling between 2 cooled cookies. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
130
Calories
8g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 26%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 85mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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