Description

These beautiful cookies are wonderful to serve after a special dinner, especially at holiday time. They are buttery and yummy with a lemony, tart filling.

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 1 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 c. powdered sugar
• 1 t. lemon extract
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/4 t. salt
• granulated sugar
• powdered sugar
• Filling:
• 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 t. cornstarch
• 1/4 c. water
• 1 T. butter or margarine
• 1 t. lemon zest
• 4 1/2 t. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• yellow food color, if desired

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and lemon extract with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour and salt until dough forms. (If dough is soft, cover and refrigerate 1 - 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.)
3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place balls about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press bottom of a glass into dough to grease, then dip into granulated sugar; press on shaped dough until 1/4 inch thick.