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Lemon Dream Cookies

Lemon Dream Cookies are a cute and yummy little sandwich cookie.  A bite size cookie filled with lemon goodness.
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 44 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 205kcal
Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened, salted
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 2/3 cup flour

Filling:

  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. grated lemon peel
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp. water
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 ½ - 2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Cream butter, powdered sugar, & vanilla.
  • Add flour & mix till smooth.
  • Dough may be crumbly, use your hands to bring the dough together. If it is still too dry add 1-2 teaspoons of water.
  • Roll out with to 1/4" thick on a floured surface.
  • Cut out with 1 ½” cookie cutter.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Cool. (Because I rolled mine out a bit thinner I only baked them for 10 minutes)

For filling:

  • Combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon peel, & salt. Stir in water, egg, lemon juice, and butter.
  • Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Cool and then add powdered sugar.
  • Put a spoonful of filling on one cookie and top with another cookie.
  • Dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

  1. Rolling out cookie dough can be a bit tricky to get it nice and even.  I share one of my favorite tricks for getting even cookie dough over on this post.
  2. This dough can be a bit crumbly initially.  Use your  hands to bring the dough together and add 1 -2 teaspoons of water if needed.
  3. You want your dough to be about 1/4" thick.  If it ends up thinner you will just have a crisper cookie which is totally delicious too and you can just decrease your baking time a bit too.
  4. Use a 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter.  I actually used my grandmother's old biscuit cutter. You can make the cookies bigger or smaller if you like, just by using a different size cutter.
  5. You want to be careful not to put too much frosting on the cookie or your top cookie will slide off. I found it best to put on enough frosting so that it didn't quite come to the edge of the cookie.  It gave it a little room to spread once the top cookie is placed on.

Nutrition

Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 262IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg