Yoyos

Name: Yoyos
Yield: Makes about 30 cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ⅓ cup cornstarch; 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ⅔ cup confectioners’ sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
30
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

The recipe for this Australian sandwich cookie was sent to me simultaneously by two different friends from Down Under—food stylists Janet Lillie and Maureen McKeon. The following is a combination/distillation of the two recipes.

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup cornstarch
½

Oceania
Europe
Australia
Italy
Dessert
Vegetarian
Cookies
Mediterranean

Method

Set the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
Combine the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder in a bowl; stir well to mix.
In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat