Angel Whispers

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

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 18 mins
• Calories: 147 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 ½ tablespoons butter
• .666 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 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.

Step 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.