Lemon Tea Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
3 dozen
ingredients
- 1 2⁄3 cups flour
- 1⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Filling
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 -3 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- confectioners' sugar
directions
- In medium bowl, combine first 4 ingredients; blend well.
- Chill dough.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- With thumb, make imprint in center of each cookie.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until lightly brown.
- Cool.
- To make filling, combine all filling ingredients in medium saucepan, except for confectioners sugar.
- Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened.
- Cool.
- Top each cookie with filling.
- Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
- Store single layer, loosely covered.
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Reviews
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Made these twice for my Lemonheads in the family. First time I found the salt overwhelmed the lemon, so I reduced it to 1/2 tsp, and will probably reduce it to 1/4 tsp next time as we really want to taste the lemon. I might also add one slight suggestion on the filling you might want to either state how long to cook it or to what thickness it should be cooked to. Otherwise I defy anyone to try to eat just one of these, I can't they are so darned good I can down a half dozen and want still more. These are delicious two bite cookies, easy to make, and so fun to give to the Lemonheads in your family. Thank You Whisper for sharing this keeper of a recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Whisper
Macedon, NY
I live near Rochester NY with my husband and our 18-year-old cat, Fluffy. It's actually Fluffy's house, but he allows us to live here as long as we pamper him and feed him generously. Our daughter, Kree, whom some of you know from Zaar, is also living with us again while she begins a new business venture in real estate. She's the one who got me hooked on Zaar and taught me to try new recipes rather than stay in the cooking rut I was in.
In my free time I like to take long rides or sit by the water, both of which I find very relaxing. I also like to do counted cross-stitch and read. I dabble in photography, always looking for that elusive 'perfect' shot. I did more cooking before I started working full-time, and plan to again when I retire (still years away, but dreaming).