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    Lemon Poppyseed Sandwich Cookies


    Source of Recipe


    billk54 at rc

    List of Ingredients




    2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1 cup butter
    1 1/4 cups sugar
    1 large egg
    2 tablespoons poppy seeds
    2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
    8 ounces cream cheese - at room temperature
    1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
    1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Recipe



    For the Cookies:
    Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat butter in bowl until light. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat in egg, then poppy seeds,lemon peel, and extracts. Mix in dry ingredients in 3 additions. Gather dough into ball. Divide dough into half; flatten each half into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 2 hours.

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter 2 large baking sheets. Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with cookie cutter. Arrange cookies 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Gather scraps; reroll and cut out more cookies. Chill cookies on baking sheets 15 minutes.

    Bake cookies until edges just begin to color, about 18 minutes. Cool cookies on sheets 3 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks; cool completely. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking with remaining cookies.

    For the Filling:
    Beat all ingredients in a bowl, until large and fluffy. Spread 2 teaspoons of filling over bottom of 1 cookie. Press second cookie, bottom side down onto filling. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling. (can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and chill).

 

 

 


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