Lemon Sandwich Cookies

The cookies themselves are soft and crumbly, the flavour is lemony but not sour, its sweetness is refined not over the top and the filling is a lemon cream cheese frosting that adds a rich creaminess to the ensemble This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 18 Mar 2021 in Recipes Course

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Main Ingredients	Refined flour (maida), Lemon juice
Cuisine	Fusion
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	41-50 minutes
Cook time	11-15 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet & Sour
Level of Cooking	Moderate
Others	Non Veg

Ingredients

½ cup refined flour (maida)
½ teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 egg
1 egg yolk
⅓ cup castor sugar
½ cup icing sugar
3 tablespoons cornflour
Icing sugar for dusting
Filling
½ cup butter
½ cup cream cheese
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
½ tablespoon lemon juice

Method

Preheat oven to 180˚ C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Beat together egg and egg yolk in a bowl till light. Add castor sugar and beat.
Add lemon juice, lemon zest and icing sugar and beat well. Add flour and cornflour and fold till well combined.
Fill the mixture in a piping bag fitted with a nozzle and pipe out small portions on the lined tray.
Put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
To make the filling, put butter in a bowl. Add powdered sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and cream cheese and whisk well. Transfer in a piping bag.
Pipe the filling on one cookie and cover with another cookie to make the sandwiches. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

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