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Title: Lemon Tea Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Citrus, Nuts
Yield: 57 Servings
3/4 c Butter; softened
1/2 c Sugar
1 lg Egg yolk; room temperature
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
2 c A-P flour
1/4 c Walnuts; fine chopped
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3 tb Butter; softened
4 1/2 ts Lemon juice
3/4 ts Orange zest; grated
1 1/2 c Confectioner's sugar
2 dr Yellow food coloring (optional)
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5
to 7 minutes. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour
and mix well.
Divide dough in half and shape each half into a 14" roll; reshape
each roll into a 14 x 1-1/8 x 1-1/8" block. Wrap and refrigerate
overnight.
Unwrap dough and cut in 1/4" slices. Place 2" apart on ungreased
baking sheets. Sprinkle half the cookies with nuts, gently pressing
into dough.
Bake @ 400 F/205 C for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown around
the edges. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, cream the butter, lemon juice, and orange zest
until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Tint
yellow if desired. Spread about 1 ts filling on bottoms of the
plain cookies; place nut-topped cookies over filling.
Recipe by Phyllis Dietz, Westland, Michigan
Recipe FROM:
https://www.tasteofhome.com
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