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Polish Lemon Sandwich Tea Cookies Recipe - Cytrynowe Ciasteczka Do Herbaty

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"Poles are big tea drinkers, although knock-your-socks-off-strong black coffee is also common. Little pastries or cookies are common with afternoon tea as in the English style. This recipe for melt-in-your-mouth Polish lemon sandwich tea cookies or cytrynowe ciasteczka do herbaty calls for a lemon cream filling. If you want your filling to look sunshine yellow, add a few drops of food coloring. It will also give your guests a hint as to what's inside these delectable confections. These cookies can be made with any citrus fruit, actually, and are equally yummy made with oranges, tangerines, blood oranges, and even grapefruit. This pretty cookie is ideal for a ladies' luncheon or Mother's Day. If made correctly, this recipe will yield 60 cookies or 30 sandwich cookies. Here is a larger photo of Polish Lemon Sandwich Tea Cookies...."

INGREDIENTS
Cookie Dough:
2/3 cup superfine sugar
8 ounces softened butter
1 large lightly beaten egg yolk
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Zest of 1 lemon (reserve 1/2 teaspoon for filling)
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Cookie Filling:
1/3 cup softened butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Milk as necessary
Garnish:
Confectioners' sugar
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