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Ingredients

1 cup butter ½ cup confectioners' sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon lemon zest ½ teaspoon salt 1 egg, beaten ⅔ cup white sugar 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 ½ tablespoons butter

Nutrition Info

146.8 calories carbohydrate: 16.2 g cholesterol: 30 mg fat: 8.7 g fiber: 0.3 g protein: 1.4 g saturatedFat: 5.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 111.2 mg sugar: 8.1 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

In a medium bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar until light. Stir in the lemon peel, flour and salt. Cover bowl, and chill for about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Flatten teaspoons of dough onto cookie sheets, and bake for 5 to 8 minutes, until light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on racks.
To make the filling, combine the beaten egg, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and butter in the top of a double boiler. Stir until thick. Sandwich cookies with 1 teaspoon of filling.

2 dozen

These are lemony little sandwich cookies that just melt in your mouth. Have a few with a tall glass of iced tea.