Description
These Lemon Sandwich Cookies are soft, buttery, and filled with a creamy strawberry lemon center that makes every bite bright, sweet, and refreshing. This easy recipe is perfect for dessert ideas, spring baking, brunch treats, party food ideas, afternoon tea, holiday cookie trays, and simple homemade sweets when you want something pretty without a complicated method.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons strawberry jam
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter with granulated sugar until light and creamy.
4. Beat in the egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until combined.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until a soft dough forms.
6. Scoop 1 tablespoon portions of dough, roll into balls, and place them on the baking sheets.
7. Gently flatten each dough ball and bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until the edges are set.
8. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
9. Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup softened butter until smooth.
10. Add powdered sugar, strawberry jam, vanilla extract, heavy cream, and lemon zest, then beat until fluffy.
11. Match cooled cookies into pairs, pipe or spread filling onto one cookie, and top with the second cookie.
12. Chill the sandwich cookies for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Chill the dough for 20 minutes if it feels too soft or sticky before baking.
Let the cookies cool completely before filling so the cream does not melt.
Store filled cookies in the refrigerator and let them sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 58mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 42mg
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