Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies Recipe

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Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 sticks (1/2 lb) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • white and colored sanding sugars
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 stick (4 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened

Directions:

  1. Make Cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt.
  3. Beat together butter and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then beat in zest and vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture just until a soft dough forms.
  4. Put sanding sugars in different bowls. Roll a scant teaspoon of dough into a ball and drop into sugar, turning to coat. Reshape if necessary and transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3/4 inch apart, until baking sheet is filled.
  5. Bake until tops are slightly cracked but still pale (bottoms will be pale golden), 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment to a rack to cool completely.
  6. Form and bake more cookies on second baking sheet.
  7. Make Filling and Sandwich Cookies: Beat together all filling ingredients in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined well. Transfer to sealable bag and snip off a corner.
  8. Turn over half of cookies and pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling on flat side of each. Sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing gently.
  9. Recipe Notes 1. The sugared dough balls should be chilled for 30 minutes or frozen for 5 to 10 minutes to help preserve their round shape. Keep the sandwiched cookies chilled. 2. The unsandwiched cookies keep, in a metal cookie tin, at a cool room temperature for up to 4 days.
  10. From The Gourmet Cookie Book: The Single Best Recipe from Each Year 1941-2009 by Condé Nast Publications. Copyright © 2010 by Condé Nast Publications; photographs copyright © 2010 by Condé Nast Publications. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2251.71 Kcal (9427 kJ)
Calories from fat 1669.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 185.52g 285%
Cholesterol 491.33mg 164%
Sodium 181.08mg 8%
Potassium 107.36mg 2%
Total Carbs 148.7g 50%
Sugars 95.67g 383%
Dietary Fiber 1.46g 6%
Protein 6.44g 13%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 63.4mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 557.5 Kcal (2334 kJ)
Calories from fat 413.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45.93g 285%
Cholesterol 121.65mg 164%
Sodium 44.83mg 8%
Potassium 26.58mg 2%
Total Carbs 36.82g 50%
Sugars 23.69g 383%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 6%
Protein 1.59g 13%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 76%
Iron 0.1mg 2%
Calcium 15.7mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 60.2
    Points
  • 64
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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