Cranberry Lemon Sandwich Cookies
From gumby 16 years ago
- 14 minutes to make
- Serves 48
This recipe is from"Taste of Home", and is a hands down favorite. I've made them twice, and had to give out the recipe at least 1/2 dozen times! It's a winner.
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS shopping list
- 1 cup butter shopping list
- 1 cup shortening shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract shopping list
- 4 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped shopping list
- FILLING: shopping list
- 2/3 cup butter, softened shopping list
- 2-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar shopping list
- 1/4 cup milk shopping list
- 1-1/4 teaspoons grated lemon peel shopping list
How to make it
- DIRECTIONS
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, lemon peel and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries.
- Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the filling ingredients; add lemon juice for consistency and flavor, if desired. Beat until smooth. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
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Reviewed by 4 people-
I agree with you, these are great! I have made them a few times and they are always fantastic!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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Can't wait to try this one.
m2googee
in Tomball loved it
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fantastic!!!! lemon and cranberry wow what a flavor ............thank you
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in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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