lemon tea cookies

Name: Lemon Tea Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: FOR THE COOKIES; 3/4 cup(s) butter, softened; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 - egg yolk; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/4 cup(s) finely chopped walnuts; FOR THE FILLING; 3 tablespoon(s) butter, softened; 4 1/2 teaspoon(s) lemon juice; 3/4 teaspoon(s) grated orange peel; 1 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 2 - drops yellow food coloring, optional

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Private Recipe by

Chrystal Cackler

@journeyrock92

Huntsville, AL

From my Mamaw's recipe collection.

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yield 4 1/2 dozen

prep time 25 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For lemon tea cookies

FOR THE COOKIES
3/4 c

butter, softened
1/2 c

sugar
1

egg yolk
1/2 tsp

vanilla
2 c

all purpose flour
1/4 c

finely chopped walnuts
FOR THE FILLING
3 Tbsp

butter, softened
4 1/2 tsp

lemon juice
3/4 tsp

grated orange peel
1 1/2 c

powdered sugar
2

drops yellow food coloring, optional

How To Make lemon tea cookies

1
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Shape into two 14-in. rolls; reshape each roll into a 14-in. x 1-1/8-in. x 1-1/8-in. block. Wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

2
Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle half of the cookies with nuts, gently pressing into dough. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Remove to wire racks to cool.
3
In a small bowl, cream the butter, lemon juice, and orange peel until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Tint yellow if desired. Spread about 1 teaspoon on bottoms of the plain cookies; place nut topped cookies over filling.
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