Lemon Tea Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons lemon peel, grated
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat butter, 1/3 c powdered sugar, and vanilla with mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• 2 stir in flour until dough forms.
• 3 cover; refrigerate 30 minutes
• 4 heat oven to 350°f shape dough into 1" balls.
• 5 place balls 2" apart. press thumb into center of each ball to make indentation.
• 6 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 remove to cooling racks and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 8 in 1 qt saucepan, heat all filling ingredients over low heat about 25 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.
• 9 cool about 15 minutes.
• 10 fill each thumbprint with rounded 1/4 tsp filling. sprinkle 1 t powdered sugar over cookies.