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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 dozen 247g Recipe makes 3 dozen)
Calories 1100
Calories from Fat 608		(55%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 67.6g	103%
	Saturated Fat 41.9g	209%
	Monounsaturated Fat 17.6g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 3.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 243mg		81%
Sodium 682mg		28%
Potassium 141mg		4%
Total Carbohydrate 116.2g		38%
	Dietary Fiber 2.2g	8%
	Sugars 61.1g
Protein 10.0g		20%
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Lemon Tea Cookies

Recipe #266248 | 3 hours | 1¼ hours prep | add private note

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By: Lavender Lynn
Nov 17, 2007

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

3 dozen (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 2/3 cups flour
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Filling

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

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.

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From: Chur B

On Nov 3, 2009

I am soooo sorry for leaving a bad review, but I didn't read all of the reviews before making my cookies based on number of reviews and total stars. Well, after my cookies were a flop, I went back and read all the reviews and noticed that some of the "bad" reviews didn't rate with stars at all which leaves an inaccurate rating. I will say that I probably did something wrong (although I'm not sure what it was.) Maybe I should have let the dough chill longer or my butter should have been softer, but the cookies fell to pieces...to the point that it is almost impossible to eat them. They tast good.....what pieces I can crumble together, but for me, if I am going to spend this much time in preparation and eat this many calories, then it needs to hold together so I can really enjoy it. Once again, sorry for the bad review, if you have any advice to what I did wrong, I'm definitely open to hearing it so that I can learn.

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From: muffles

On Oct 27, 2009

I thought they were delicious but they received mixed reviews from the rest of the family. I will make these again I think and fill them with lemon honey instead of the filling as written.

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From: twissis

On Dec 18, 2007

Absolutely TDF There are 27 recipes on RZ w/the words Better Than Sex in their title & none of them are cookie recipes. I know this because I checked after eating 1 of your cookies. IMHO, this recipe needs to be #28! I made a full recipe w/a 24 cookie yield, proving my instinct I made them larger than intended. The dough was very soft, but rolled easily in the palms of my hands w/care. The thumbprints nearly disappeared during baking, but I was watching & ready to fix that. When they came out of the oven, I used a rd plastic cap from a perfume bottle to reform the thumbprints while the cookies were still hot & soft. Worked like a charm! As good as the cookies are, the filling is the star here & is pure lemon heaven ! I will dust a few w/powd sugar for the pic & to be true to the recipe, but it is overkill IMO. They are just too good w/o it. Kudos to you for gifting us w/this 10* worthy & amazing recipe.

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From: GaylaJ

On Dec 29, 2007

Great recipe--the cookies are so light and tender, and the filling is fantastic. I did have to reform the indentation after baking the cookies, but this is not a problem if you do it as soon as you remove the cookies from the oven--it needs to be done quickly before the cookies cool at all. Wonderful addition to my cookie trays--thanks for posting!

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