Cranberry Lemon Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/4 teaspoons lemon zest, minced

Recipe

• 1 for the cookie: in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening & sugars until light & fluffy.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in the vanilla extract.
• 3 in another bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, lemon zest & salt, then gradually add this to the creamed mixture & mix well.
• 4 stir in the cranberries, cover & refrigerate until easy to handle, about 2 hours.
• 5 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 6 roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls & place them 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets, before flattening the balls with a glass dipped in sugar.
• 7 bake for 12-14 minutes or until edges are just lightly browned, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• 8 for the filling: in a small mixing bowl, combine the 4 filling ingredients, & beat until smooth.
• 9 spread filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies, then top that with another cookie to make a sandwich.