Citrus Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange rind
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• decorator sugar
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened*
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange rind
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 1/4 cups butter and sugar in large bowl. beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
• 2 add egg, 2 teaspoons orange peel, lemon peel and vanilla. continue beating until well mixed.
• 3 reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 beat until well mixed. divide dough in half; wrap in plastic food wrap. refrigerate 1 hour.
• 5 heat oven to 375°f roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. cut with cookie cutter.
• 6 place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. sprinkle half of cookies with decorator sugar.
• 7 bake for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges begin to brown. cool on cookie sheets 1 minute. remove to wire rack. cool completely.
• 8 meanwhile, combine all filling ingredients in small bowl. beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. spread heaping teaspoonful filling on bottom of each cookie without sugar. cover with sugar-topped cookie.