lemon snowdrops
These are a crunchy butter cookie with lemon filling.. Taste of Home
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
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yield
4 doz
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- LEMON BUTTER FILLING
- 1 - egg, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- - grated peel of 1 lemon
- 4 1/2 teaspoons butter, sofened
- - additional confectioners' sugar
How To Make lemon snowdrops
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Step 1In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
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Step 2Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Step 3Meanwhile, for filling, combine the egg, sugar, lemon juice, peel and butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook and stir until thickened and a thermometer reads 160 degree, about 20 minutes. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until completely cooled.
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Step 4Spread lemon filling on the bottoms of half the cookies; top with remaining cookies and dust with confectioners' sugar..Store in refrigerator.
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