Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies

Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies a try. This recipe makes 50 servings with 81 calories, 0g of protein, and 1g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours. Head to the store and pick up lemon juice, confectioners sugar, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt.
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Beat together butter and confectioners sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then beat in zest and vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture just until a soft dough forms.
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Put sanding sugars in different bowls.
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Roll a scant teaspoon of dough into a ball and drop into sugar, turning to coat. Reshape if necessary and transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3/4 inch apart, until baking sheet is filled.
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Bake until tops are slightly cracked but still pale (bottoms will be pale golden), 12 to 15 minutes.
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Transfer cookies on parchment to a rack to cool completely.
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Form and bake more cookies on second baking sheet.
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Beat together all filling ingredients in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined well.
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Transfer to sealable bag and snip off a corner.
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Turn over half of cookies and pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling on flat side of each. Sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing gently.
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Cookies keep in a metal cookie tin at room temperature 4 days.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In5 hrs
Servings50
Health Score0
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