1 cup butter or margarine1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp. lemon extract
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
HEAT oven to 400 degrees. Cream butter and sugar. Add lemon extract, flour and salt. Mix well.
MEASURE level teaspoonfuls and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Flatten slightly.
PLACE about 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
BAKE 8-10 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool. Prepare filling (below). Roll in powdered sugar.
Lemon Butter Filling:
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
dash of salt
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp. butter
2 tsp. grated lemon rind
3 tbsp. lemon juice
3 drops yellow food coloring
MIX sugar cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan.
ADD water, butter, grated lemon rind, lemon juice and food coloring.
BRING to a rolling boil, stirring constantly, boil and stir for 1 minute. Cool.
***Now, I must mention that this recipe says that the cookie is to have a lemon FILLING. Yet at no time does it explain HOW to fill the cookies. So, when I rolled the dough into balls, I did flatten them and made an indent in the middle. After they were done baking, I dipped the cookies in the "filling" and then dusted them with the powdered sugar. They still came out wonderful and I have already had about 7 requests to make more and make a bigger batch when I do!!
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