Ingredients
- 3/4 cups of butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/3 cups coconut (4 oz.)
- lemon frosting (following)
Directions
Beat butter and sugar together until creamy: beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Then add flour and coconut and mix until well combined. Cover and chill for about 1-2 hours. On a lightly floured board, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using about a 2 inch cookie cutter, cut out cookies and arrange slightly apart on ungreased baking sheets. Reroll and cut out dough scraps.
Bake in a 350′ oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from the pan and cool. Frost on half the cookies and top with remaining cookies. Makes about 68 2 inch cookies or 34 sandwiches.
Lemon Filling
- 1/4 cup soft butter
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel or zest from 1 lemon
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- dash of salt.
Beat above together in a mixer until mixed completely.
