Lemon Cookie Recipe - Sandwich Cookies for #spring!This Lemon Cookie Recipe is a fun and simple baking project for kids. Load that cookie gun and let’em at it!

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When I was a little girl, there were very few things I liked doing more than baking with my mom.

On the weekends, we would crowd in the kitchen to either replicate one of grandma’s precious recipes or dream up something new. I particularly liked baking when “special equipment” was involved.

Things like bundt pans, cookie cutters, or the utmost favorite kitchen tool… the cookie press, made our baking projects even more exciting.

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My mom would load the cookie press with brightly colored dough and let us take turns shooting the cookie sheets. We would change the disks periodically so the cookies came out in all sorts of shapes. Yet the very best part of making pressed cookies is how tiny they are. Little cookies in a child’s mind, means more cookies.

Instead of eating one to two large cookies, we could gobble them by the handful.

Sigh… those were the days.

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So it’s no surprise that my children love to use the cookie press just as much as I did. Their eyes twinkle as they move the guns over the cookie sheets, feeling in control and very professional.

When we made this lemon cookie recipe, Ava told me, “Mom it’s like we have our own little cookie factory. They all come out so perfect!”

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Not only is the shape perfect, this lemon cookie recipe is pretty spot-on as well.

Some pressed cookie doughs tend to get tough, but not this one. They bake up tender with a vibrant lemon flavor, yet are not overpowering. The lemon frosting sandwiched between these cookies is thick and just sweet enough. It is meant to act as a glue more than a filling, but still provides that creamy tang that makes these lemon cookies pop!

Oh, to have the metabolism of a kid again. I would still eat these by the handful.

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Lemon Cookie Recipe

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
This Lemon Cookie Recipe is a fun and simple baking project for kids.
Servings: 36 sandwich cookies

Ingredients

For the Lemon Cookies Dough:

For the Lemon Frosting:

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Then beat in the salt, egg, vanilla, lemon curd, lemon zest and food coloring. Scrape the bowl and beat again to combine. Slowly add the flour until just combined.
  • Scoop the dough into a cookie press. Press the cookies onto ungreased baking sheets (no parchment paper.) Bake for 8-10 minutes. If using decorating sugar, sprinkle it on the cookies immediately as they come out of the oven. Cool for 2-3 minutes on the cookie sheets before moving.
  • Using a clean bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon curd together for the frosting. Place it in a piping bag (or use a zip bag and snip off the corner).
  • Then flip half the cookies over and pipe a dollop of frosting on the bottoms. Top each frosting dollop with a second cookie and press gently. Store the cookies in an airtight container until ready to serve. Makes 60 cookies, 30 sandwich cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich cookie, Calories: 96kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 16mg, Sodium: 41mg, Potassium: 18mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 140IU, Calcium: 8mg, Iron: 0.3mg
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Author: Sommer Collier
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