Lemon Tea Cookies

By teresafu

I love tart lemon desserts. This is a recipe I found on Betty Crocker that looks very good.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons lemon peel, grated
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 70mins
Cooking time 170mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 In large bowl, Beat butter, 1/3 C powdered sugar, and vanilla with mixer on medium speed until well blended.

2 Stir in flour until dough forms.

3 Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes

4 Heat oven to 350°F Shape dough into 1" balls.

5 Place balls 2" apart. Press thumb into center of each ball to make indentation.

6 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.

7 Remove to cooling racks and cool completely, about 30 minutes.

8 In 1 qt saucepan, heat all filling ingredients over low heat about 25 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.

9 Cool about 15 minutes.

10 Fill each thumbprint with rounded 1/4 tsp filling. Sprinkle 1 T powdered sugar over cookies.