Lemon Crème Sandwiches

Name: Lemon Crème Sandwiches
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 2¾ (330 g) cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface and rolling out; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 4 ounces (227 g) block cream cheese, softened to room temperature; 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 2 cups (240 g) confectioners’ sugar; 1½ tablespoons (23 ml) fresh lemon juice

Preparation info

Yield:
30
cookie sandwiches

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Sally's Cookie Addiction

By Sally McKenney

Published 2017

About

Two buttery, flaky melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies with a hint of ginger and plenty of zippy lemon flavor enclose a lemon cream cheese frosting. These bright and cheery cookie sandwiches will channel summertime no matter the weather outside your window!

Ingredients

Cookies

1½ cups (3 sticks, or 360 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
To make the cookies: In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-h