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From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Aug 30 2024 03:50 pm

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      Title: Lemon Tea Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Citrus, Nuts
      Yield: 57 servings
 
    3/4 c  Butter; softened
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 lg Egg yolk; room temp
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
      2 c  A-P flour
    1/4 c  Fine chopped walnuts

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      3 tb Butter; softened
  4 1/2 ts Lemon juice
    3/4 ts Grated orange zest
  1 1/2 c  Confectioners; sugar
      2 dr Yellow food coloring; opt
 
  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and
  fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla.
  Gradually add flour and mix well.
  
  Divide dough in half and shape each half into a 14-in.
  roll; reshape each roll into a 14x1-1/8x1-1/8-in. block.
  Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  
  Unwrap dough and cut in 1/4" slices. Place 2" apart on
  ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle half the cookies with
  nuts, gently pressing into dough.
  
  Bake @ 400ºF/205ºC for 8-10 minutes or until golden
  brown around the edges. Remove to wire racks to cool
  completely.
  
  In a small bowl, cream the butter, lemon juice and
  orange zest until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners'
  sugar until smooth. Tint yellow if desired. Spread about
  1 teaspoon filling on bottoms of the plain cookies;
  place nut-topped cookies over filling.
  
  Phyllis Dietz, Westland, Michigan
  
  Makes: about 4 1/2 dozen
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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