Lemon Dreams

Yes, you really will be dreaming about these throughout the day. The cookie itself is actually just a plain shortbread cookie. It's the dreamy lemon filling that gives these cookies just the right touch!

Lemon Dreams

1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened

1/3 cup powdered sugar

1 teas. vanilla

1 2/3 cups flour

Filling

2/3 cups sugar

1 1/2 teas. cornstarch

1 teas. grated lemon peel

1/4 teas. salt

1 egg, beaten

3 Tabl. lemon juice

1 Tabl. butter or margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.

Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the middle of each.

Using your fingurs, strech out the indentation, to make a large gap in each dough ball.

Bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool.

For filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch, lemon peel and salt in a saucepan. Stir in egg, lemon juice and butter until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat until thickened. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Cool. 

Generously spoon filling into each cookie.

Dust with powdered sugar if desired. Makes 2-3 dozen, depending on how big you make the cookies.

Ooooooooo!!! Doesn't it look dreamy?! Well, I can guarantee you that it certainly is!