Angel Whispers

Angel Whispers

86 Reviews
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 8 min
  • Ready In: 30 min

“These are lemony little sandwich cookies that just melt in your mouth. Have a few with a tall glass of iced tea.” - by Julie

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 2 dozen

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar until light. Stir in the lemon peel, flour and salt. Cover bowl, and chill for about 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  3. Flatten teaspoons of dough onto cookie sheets, and bake for 5 to 8 minutes, until light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on racks.
  4. To make the filling, combine the beaten egg, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and butter in the top of a double boiler. Stir until thick. Sandwich cookies with 1 teaspoon of filling.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (24 total)

  • Calories
  • 147 cal
  • 7%
  • Fat
  • 8.7 g
  • 13%
  • Carbs
  • 16.2 g
  • 5%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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GAUCHO1991
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GAUCHO1991

"After reading reviews that the cookie part was too dry, I added a little lemon juice and a heaping tablespoon of plain yogurt to the dough. I also just frosted the cookies with the filling, rather th..." See morean making sandwiches, and dusted the tops with powdered surgar. The result was a delicious, tender cookie, like a bite-sized lemon bar. Yum!"

MYTYMOUSE
35

MYTYMOUSE

"Lemon flavored treats are one of my favorites and these really hit the spot!! The filling was easy to make, it just took it a while to thicken up..Have patience, it's worth the wait!!! Thanks for a ..." See morewonderful treat!!!"

What a Dish!
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What a Dish!

"These are so good, light and lemony. Like the previous reviewer, I rolled my dough into logs and then sliced and baked. I didn't have a fresh lemon for zest, so I used some pure lemon extract in the..." See more dough. The lemon curd filling did take a long time to thicken, (15-20 mins. of stirring) but I expected that. My dough wasn't dry at all; I only put 3/4 of the flour in at first, and then added more, little by little, until the dough was a nice consistency."

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