We All Need Something Sweet .... Lemon Melting Moments

Onto our second sweet treat made for the staff and volunteers at The Boys & Girls Club.  I must say I've been so blessed that they let the boys into their summer program at a price I could afford weekly for both boys.  They really blessed me more then words could ever say.  Since I don't have the extra money, I do have the ability to bake and make treats, so I can bless them with treats to fill their bellies.  

I saw these really pretty Lemon Melting Moments on Itty Bitty Kitchen.  These cookies were so simple to make and did they make a wow moment for the girls at the front desk when I walked into the club.  They told me they didn't even want to bite into them at first they just picked them up to stare at them and how pretty they looked.  Very simple and oh so pretty!

Lemon Melting Moments:

• 1 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• zest of one lemon

Preheat oven to 300 F.

In a large bowl cream the butter, salt and sugar until light and fluffy on a medium setting, roughly 3 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and  incorporate the vanilla and lemon zest, scraping down the sides as you go. Sift the flower and cornstarch into the mixture and beat on a low setting until just combined.

Take small portions of the mixture and roll into balls, continue until you have 25-30. If you want them to be as even as possible, roll out the mixture until it forms a log then use a clean knife to section into 30 pieces.

Place them on a baking tray lined with wax paper, gently press on each piece with a fork until it has left an imprint. You can also press on them gently with your fingers, if you do not wish to leave an imprint.  They don't expand so you can keep them closer together on pan.

Bake for 20 minutes. let them cool completely.

Filling:

• 2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• juice of one lemon

For the filling beat the sugar, butter and lemon juice on a medium setting until incorporated. Use the back of a spoon, or a knife to ice one side of the cookie then sandwich them together (I used a pipping bag so much easier, plus it was prettier). Try to find two which are similar sizes.

Can be kept for up to 5 days in an air tight container, that is if they last even the day.

I played around with the recipe a little bit to make it work, I had to add a bit more so what amounts you see above are what I found worked.  You may have to add or take away some butter and/or the powder sugar but this is what worked for mine.  

I hope you give them a try they were so pretty and smelled great.  I didn't taste any but the ladies at the front desk of the Boys and Girls Club said they really did melt in your mouth and were super yummy!!

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Well they ate more this time, I guess it was a hit?

Last week I posted about the cookies I was going to try for the PTF meeting, well I was a week early so I had to wait to try them until this week.  Cole helped me make them it really I think was the easiest recipe I've made so far.  Time and money wise it was a winner on my end.  So I know not everyone likes lemon so I figured most wouldn't try, but there really wasn't many who grabbed.  I think Cole and one of the husbands ate the most, so at least I knew they were good (Little Cole isn't afraid to tell me when a recipe sucks).  I was able to give the same husband who liked the cookies the rest so he could take to work to share.  So it wasn't the gang busters that I hoped for but good reviews from the few that tried it.  Maybe a meeting at 7pm isn't the best for goodies, come on I'm trying to feel better why my goodies aren't flying off the plate.  I found these yummy Lemon Cool Whip Cookies (yes I didn't try one due to the diet but my critical tester did and loved them) on Mad in Crafts site.

LEMON COOL WHIP COOKIES

8 oz. container of Cool Whip 

1 box of lemon cake mix
1 lemon

Mix together the lemon cake mix and COOL WHIP.  Squeeze in the juice of one lemon.

Spoon onto greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.

TIP:  To get more juice from a lemon or lime, roll the fruit with your hand on the counter before you cut it in half.  I also found using my ice cream scoop and then rolling the cookies into balls before putting on the baking sheet made for perfect cookies coming out.

Enjoy, I say with the cost and time for this recipe it is perfect for on the go need to make a treat quick.