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Dipped Sandwich Cookies

"With a lemon filling and chocolate coating, these buttery sandwich cookies are often requested at my house - particularly for special occasions," shares Jane Delahoyde of Poughkeepsie, New York.

24 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
LEMON FILLING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
DIPPING CHOCOLATE:
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well.
Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
With a glass dipped in sugar, flatten into 2-in. circles.
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire
racks to cool.
Combine filling ingredients. Spread on the bottom of half of the
cookies; top with remaining cookies.
In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Dip

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Dipped Sandwich Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

each cookie halfway in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Dip in
nuts. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 244 calories, 16 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 126 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.