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Gateaux Bonbons
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 pkg. (3oz) cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. baking soda
orange marmalade
Easy CreamyIcing (below)
Easy CreamyIcing:
3 cups confectioners' sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
about 3 tbsp. water
About 7 dozen cookies
Beat butter, sugar, egg, cheese, lemon peel and lemon juice until light and fluffy.
Stir flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda thoroughly into butter mixture.
Cover; chill at least 3 hours.
Heat oven to 350F.
Roll about 1/4 of the dough at a time 1/8" thick on floured board. (Keep remaining dough chilled.)
Cut into 1" rounds.
Place half the rounds on lightly greased baking sheet.
Spoon about 1/4 tsp. marmalade on center of each round; cover with remaining rounds.
Press edges with floured finger to seal.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown.
Cool; frost with Easy Creamy Icing.
Easy Creamy Icing:
Mix sugar, salt, vanilla and water until smooth and of spreading consistency.
Tint with few drops of food color if you wish.
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 pkg. (3oz) cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. baking soda
orange marmalade
Easy CreamyIcing (below)
Easy CreamyIcing:
3 cups confectioners' sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
about 3 tbsp. water
About 7 dozen cookies
Beat butter, sugar, egg, cheese, lemon peel and lemon juice until light and fluffy.
Stir flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda thoroughly into butter mixture.
Cover; chill at least 3 hours.
Heat oven to 350F.
Roll about 1/4 of the dough at a time 1/8" thick on floured board. (Keep remaining dough chilled.)
Cut into 1" rounds.
Place half the rounds on lightly greased baking sheet.
Spoon about 1/4 tsp. marmalade on center of each round; cover with remaining rounds.
Press edges with floured finger to seal.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown.
Cool; frost with Easy Creamy Icing.
Easy Creamy Icing:
Mix sugar, salt, vanilla and water until smooth and of spreading consistency.
Tint with few drops of food color if you wish.
