Cooking - Betty Crocker Cookie Book Recipes (Share Me) (ebook - Txt).txt

Amount Measure

Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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cup butter or margarine -- softened

cup sugar

tablespoon grated lemon peel

teaspoon salt

egg

cups all-purpose flour

cup ground pecans

cup lemon curd

Tart Lemon Glaze -- (recipe follows)

TART LEMON GLAZE

cup powdered sugar

teaspoon grated lemon peel

teaspoons lemon juice

Beat butter, sugar, lemon peel, salt and egg in large bowl with electric

mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and pecans. Cover

and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.

Heat oven to 350º. Roll half of dough at a time about 1/8 inch thick on

lightly floured surface. Cut into 2-inch rounds. Place on ungreased cookie

sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or just until edges are starting to brown.

Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Spread 1 rounded

teaspoonful lemon curd between bottoms of pairs of cookies. Brush tops

with Tart Lemon Glaze.

TART LEMON GLAZE:

Mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable.

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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an

approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.

You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook

is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker®

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analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results

are expected.

Description:

Biscuit is the British word for cookie."

Yield:

48 Cookies"

T(Chill):

1:00"

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Per serving: 87 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 1g

Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 4mg Cholesterol; 58mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat; 1/2

Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Cookie Tips

To prevent softening, fill these wafers no longer than an hour or

two before serving. Lemon curd, found in the supermarket along

with the jams and jellies, is a thick, rich spread usually made

with butter, eggs, lemon juice and lemon peel.

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