ANGEL WHISPERS RECIPES

Steps:

• cream butter, powdered sugar till light and fluffy.blend in flour, lemon zest, and salt.cover and chill for 1 hour --
• drop by tspful on lightly greased sheet.flatten somewhat.
• bake at 400* for 5-8 minutes.
• remove to racks to cool --
• spread filling over 1/2 of the cookies on flattened sides.
• makes 2 dozen.
• to prepare FILLING:.
• combine ingredients in double boiler.stir and heat till thickened. cool before spreading.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until fluffy but not at all dry. (Be careful not to over beat.) Add the sugar gradually, about 3 tablespoons at a time. When 1/2 of the sugar has been added, add the vanilla extract. Continue beating and adding remaining sugar in batches, until all of the sugar is dissolved and the meringue is very shiny and tight. Gently fold in the chocolate chips and chopped nuts. Working one teaspoon at a time, push a teaspoonful of meringue from the tip of 1 teaspoon with the back of another teaspoon onto the lined baking sheets, leaving 1-inch of space between cookies. Place baking sheets in the preheated oven and turn the oven off. Leave the cookies (undisturbed) in the oven for at least 2 hours and up to overnight, or until cookies are crisp and dry.