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SANDWICH COOKIES

Lemon Sandwich Cookies

A creamy, sweet, and tart lemon-flavored filling is sandwiched between two crumbly sugar cookies to make the perfect dessert.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 15 SANDWICH COOKIES
Calories: 353kcal
Author: Katherine - Yummfully

Equipment

  • Stand or hand-held mixer
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper or a silpat mat
  • 1-inch cookie scoop
  • Oven

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • ⅔ cup superfine sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
  • 3 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 3 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

For the filling:

  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 F. Using a stand or hand-held mixer, cream together the softened butter and superfine sugar, until light and fluffy.
  • Add the egg yolk, lemon juice, lemon zest, and flour. Mix well.
  • Scoop cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat mat using a one-inch cookie scoop. Space the cookies two inches apart.
  • Lightly flatten the cookies using the bottom of a glass dipped in flour so it doesn’t stick to the cookie.
  • Place the baking sheet in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 9 to 10 minutes until just slightly golden on the edges but still light in color.
  • Let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack. Continue making cookies until you are done with the dough.
  • While the cookies are baking, make the filling. Cream together the softened butter, confectioner’s sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Spoon the filling into a piping bag.
  • Once the cookies are cold, pipe about 2 tsp of filling onto one cookie and place a second cookie on top to make a sandwich. You can also spoon two teaspoons of filling between two cookies if you don’t have a piping bag.

Nutrition

Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 0.5mg | Iron: 5mg