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Ingredients

1 cup butter ½ cup sifted confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon lemon extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup white sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup water 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons lemon zest 3 tablespoons lemon juice 3 drops yellow food coloring

Nutrition Info

144.1 calories carbohydrate: 15.5 g cholesterol: 22.9 mg fat: 8.7 g fiber: 0.3 g protein: 1.2 g saturatedFat: 5.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 110.2 mg sugar: 6.8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degree C).
Cream 1 cup butter or margarine and 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar. Add 2 cups flour, lemon extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, mix well.
Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Put together with filling. Roll in confectioners' sugar.
To Make Filling: Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, and dash of salt. Add 1/2 cup water, 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind, 3 Tablespoons lemon juice, and 3 drops of yellow food coloring. Bring to rolling boil, stirring constantly, boil and stir 1 minutes. Cool. Frost flat side of one cookie and put together with another cookie, sandwich-like. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

4 dozen

Lemon cookie sandwiches!