ANGEL WHISPERS

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These are lemony little sandwich cookies that just melt in your mouth. Have a few with a tall glass of iced tea.

Provided by Julie Stokes

Categories Desserts Cookies Sandwich Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup butter
½ cup confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon lemon zest
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
⅔ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 ½ tablespoons butter

Steps:

In a medium bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar until light. Stir in the lemon peel, flour and salt. Cover bowl, and chill for about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Flatten teaspoons of dough onto cookie sheets, and bake for 5 to 8 minutes, until light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on racks.
To make the filling, combine the beaten egg, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and butter in the top of a double boiler. Stir until thick. Sandwich cookies with 1 teaspoon of filling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 146.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.2 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 8.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 111.2 mg, Sugar 8.1 g