Lemon Tea Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 54
• 3/4 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 4 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 3/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 drops yellow food coloring, optional

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
• 3 gradually add flour.
• 4 shape into two 14 inch rolls; reshape each roll into a 14 inch x 1 1/8 inch x 1 1/8 inch block.
• 5 wrap each in plastic wrap.
• 6 refrigerate overnight.
• 7 unwrap and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• 8 place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 9 sprinkle half of the cookies with nuts, gently pressing into dough.
• 10 bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
• 11 remove to wire racks to cool.
• 12 in a small mixing bowl, cream butter, lemon juice and orange peel.
• 13 gradually add confectioners' sugar.
• 14 tint yellow if desired.
• 15 spread about 1 t.
• 16 on bottom of the plain cookies; place nut topped cookies over filling.