Rec. English Lemon Curd Cookies

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English Lemon Curd Cookies

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon lemon extract

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup finely ground pecans

Lemon Curd:

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 teaspoons grated lemon rind

6 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 egg yolks

Confectioners' sugar

Combine flour, salt and baking soda in bowl. Beat butter and sugar

in large bowl until creamy. Beat in egg, lemon extract and vanilla

until fluffy. Stir in flour mixture and pecans. Divide dough in half

and shape into disks. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour. Heat

oven to 350. On lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin

roll half of dough 1/8 inch thick. With floured 3-inch fluted round

cookie cutter cut out dough. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking

sheets. With floured 1-1/2 inch round cookie cutter cut out centers

from half the cookies. Reroll centers and trimmings. Repeat with

other half of dough. Bake 15 minutes. Cool on racks. Combine

sugar, lemon juice, rind and butter in saucepan. Place pan in

skillet half filled with simmering water over medium-low heat. Whisk

in yolks and cook, stirring constantly until thickened enough to

coat spoon, about 15 minutes. Do not boil. Pour into small bowl.

Cover surface directly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate to chill for 2

hours. Sprinkle confectioners' sugar on cookies with cut-out

centers. Spread 1 tablespoon curd over each cookie without cut-out

center and top with sugared cookie pressing lightly to form sandwich.

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