Dipped Sandwich Cookies

Name: Dipped Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; FILLING:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; GLAZE:; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield about 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

With a lemon filling and chocolate coating, these buttery sandwich cookies are often requested at my house, particularly for special occasions. —Jane Delahoyde, Poughkeepsie, New York

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
GLAZE:
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 2-in. circles with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
In a bowl, beat filling ingredients until blended. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway in chocolate mixture; allow excess to drip off. Dip in nuts. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

With a lemon filling and chocolate coating, these buttery sandwich cookies are often requested at my house, particularly for special occasions. —Jane Delahoyde, Poughkeepsie, New York

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