TEA TIME COOKIES RECIPES

Name: Lemon Tea Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 4-1/2 dozen.
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 large egg yolk, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts; FILLING:; 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 4-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice; 3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 drops yellow food coloring, optional

LEMON TEA COOKIES RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT

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These sandwich cookies taste rich and buttery and have a lovely lemon filling. The recipe has been in our family since the 1950s, when my mother got it from a French friend in her club. —Phyllis Dietz, Westland, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Total Time 35 minutes

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield about 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
FILLING:
3 tablespoons butter, softened
4-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon grated orange zest
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 drops yellow food coloring, optional

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. , Divide dough in half and shape each half into a 14-in. roll; reshape each roll into a 14x1-1/8x1-1/8-in. block. Wrap and refrigerate overnight. , Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle half the cookies with nuts, gently pressing into dough. , Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, cream the butter, lemon juice and orange zest until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Tint yellow if desired. Spread about 1 teaspoon filling on bottoms of the plain cookies; place nut-topped cookies over filling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70 calories, FatContent 4g fat (2g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 12mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 32mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 1g protein.

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