LEMON CREAM COOKIES

Baking cookies equals happiness. Eating cookies equals more happiness. So let's bake a batch of lemon creams together and make this slightly blue Monday a whole lot better. 

Ingredients: 

2 cups flour 

3/4 cup icing sugar 

2 tablespoon cornflour (maizena) 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

250g butter

Filling: 

60 grams butter (at room temperature) 

1/2 cup icing sugar 

3 teaspoons lemon juice 

Yellow colouring 

Method: 

1. Sift the flour, icing sugar, cornflour and salt into a bowl. 

2. Rub in the butter. Knead well. 

3. Roll out to about 3mm thick and cut out using cookie cutters. 

4. Bake at 160 ℃ for 30-40 minutes until pale brown. 

Filling: 

1. Beat the butter until smooth. 

2. Gradually add the icing sugar. Beat the mixture until it's light and creamy. 

3. Beat in the lemon juice and add a few drops of food colouring. 

4. When the biscuits are cool, join together with the lemon cream.

 

OM-NOM-NESS