Limoncellos
- FOR THE COOKIES:
- 3/4 cups Butter, Softened
- 1/3 cups Sugar, Plus More For Sprinkling
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 teaspoons Lemon Extract
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Curd
- 1 Lemon, Zested
- 1 Tablespoon Limoncello
- 3 drops Yellow Food Coloring
- 2-1/3 cups All-purpose Flour
- FOR THE FILLING:
- 1/2 cups Ricotta
- 1/4 cups Marscapone
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Extract
- 1 Lemon, Zested
- 1 Tablespoon Limoncello
- 4 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 1/3 cups Heavy Cream
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Then beat in salt, egg, lemon extract, lemon curd, lemon zest, limoncello and food coloring. Scrape the bowl and beat again to combine. Slowly add flour until just combined.
- Scoop dough into a cookie press. Press the cookies onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Cool for 2-3 minutes on the cookie sheets before moving.
- For the filling, place the ricotta, mascarpone, lemon extract, zest and limoncello into a bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Add the sugar, alternating with the cream, and whisk until thickened and light.
- Spread filling between cookies. Enjoy the sweet and the tangy of a limoncello cookie.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/limoncellos/ (may not work)