Ingredients
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1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
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1/2 cup powdered sugar
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 1/4 teaspoons cornstarch
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1/4 cup water
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1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
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1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
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4 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
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yellow food coloring
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1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400*.
- In a medium bowl, mix the butter/margarine, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the lemon extract.
- Stir in the flour and salt.
- If the dough is too soft, refrigerate a few hours until it's firm enough to shape.
- Shape dough into 1" balls.
- Place about 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
- Bake 8-10 minute or until the edges are light brown.
- Immediately remove from the cookie sheet to cool.
- Put the cookies together in pairs with the filling and then dust with the powdered sugar.
- For the Filling: Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a 1 quart saucepan.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients.
- Cooking over medium heat, keep stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
- Boil 1 minute, stirring all the while, then cool.
- Enjoy!