Recipe

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• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
• lemon filling:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• dipping chocolate:
• 4 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

• 1 In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well.
• 2 Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. With a glass dipped in sugar, flatten into 2-in. circles.
• 3 Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• 4 Combine filling ingredients. Spread on the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
• 5 In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Dip in nuts. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 2 dozen.