Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 353
  • Fat:
  • 20 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 10 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 97 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 264 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 41 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 4 g


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"I've made these cookies for years...and like to give them out to family and friends," writes Carole Vogel of Allison Park, Pennsylvania.

SERVINGS: 18

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup ground pecans, toasted
  • FILLING:
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 6 tablespoons butter, cubed
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Divide dough in half; shape into logs. Wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until firm.
    On a floured surface, roll each portion to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. fluted round cookie cutter dipped in flour. With a floured 1/2-in. round cookie cutter, cut out the centers of half of the cookies. (Reroll small cutouts if desired.)
    Place solid and cutout cookies 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
    In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in lemon juice until smooth. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Stir a small amount into egg yolks. Return all to the pan; bring to a gentle boil; stirring constantly. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer until mixture reaches 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon.
    Remove from the heat; stir in butter and lemon peel. Pour into a bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap. Chill for 2-3 hours (mixture will be thick).
    Spread 1 tablespoon filling over solid cookies; top with cutout cookies; pressing down lightly. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.


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