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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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With a lemon filling and chocolate coating, these buttery sandwich cookies are often requested at my house - particularly for special occasions, shares Jane Delahoyde of Poughkeepsie, New York. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 egg yolk |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
lemon filling: |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
2 cups confectioners' sugar |
2 tablespoons lemon juice |
dipping chocolate: |
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped |
2 tablespoons butter |
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts |
Directions:
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.
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