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Strawberry Lemonade Sandwich Cookies

May 29, 2013 by overtimecook 15 Comments

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Ok, I am going to just come out and admit it. Half the reason I love these cookies is that they are so darned cute looking. Seriously, pastel shades of yellow and pink scream “spring is here!” to me. Even when the weather is screaming “sorry, spring has been cancelled this year! We’re alternating between winter days and summer days until further notice.”

Oops. This totally wasn’t meant to be a rant about the weather. But once we’re on the topic, how crazy is it that in a span of a couple of days, I went from sweatshirts and shivering to how-high-does-the-AC-in-this-car-go. It’s a pain trying to get dressed for the day when you have to remember that there’s a 25 degree fluctuation possible.

But anyway. Back to cookies. Pretty cookies, to be specific. So as we said, these are pretty colors. Did I mention how sparkly these are? Ok, I am definitely not the sparkly-unicorn-girly type, but sparkly cookies kinda make anyone smile, am I right or am I right? Anyway, once you get past the whole exclaiming over how pretty these cookies are, you bite into them and the soft, cake-y deliciousness will totally amaze you. And you’ll totally reach for another one, but don’t feel bad. Nobody can resist these.

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Strawberry Lemonade Sandwich Cookies:

By Miriam Pascal, OvertimeCook.Com

Ingredients:

2 sticks (one cup) butter or margarine

1 1/4 cups sugar

zest of 1 lemon, finely grated

1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

1-2 drops of yellow food coloring (optional, but highly recommended)

2 eggs

2 1/3 cups flour

yellow sugar, for rolling*

for the filling

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine

8 ounces cream cheese (tofutti works well)

2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-2 drops red food coloring, option but highly recommended

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter/margarine and sugar until creamy. Add the lemon zest, lemon extract, vanilla extract, baking powder, lemon juice and food coloring. Beat until combined.

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well to combine after each addition. Beat until creamy. Add the flour and beat until just combined.

Place the yellow sugar in a small bowl. Using a small cookie scoop, scoop a ball of dough into the sugar, then roll it between your palms to smooth it out. Place on the prepared tray. Repeat with the remaining dough, leaving plenty of room for spreading.

Bake the cookies at 350 for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely.

To make the filling: beat together the butter/margarine and cream cheese until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until smooth and creamy. Sandwich the filling between two cooled cookies.

Enjoy!

*Note: if you don’t have yellow sugar, don’t skip it. You need it for the texture of the cookies. You can roll them in plain sugar though – it will only affect the looks (a bit!).

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Thanks friends for stopping by! Hope you love these cookies as much as my tasters and I did. -Miriam

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Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Seasonal Tagged With: Cookies, dessert, Lemonade, sandwich cookies, strawberry, strawberry lemonade


Comments

  1. Brucha says

    May 29, 2013 at 11:52 pm

    OMG come to my mouth right now!

    Reply
  2. gottagetbaked says

    May 30, 2013 at 12:28 am

    You can complain about the weather as much as you like, Miriam! We here in Vancouver do it ALL.THE.TIME. We’re chronically depressed because all it does here is rain. These gorgeous, bright, adorable cookies would totally brighten my mood though. I can just imagine how wonderful these taste!

    Reply
  3. sweetbakedlife says

    May 30, 2013 at 2:37 am

    Yummy and sunny!

    Reply
  4. snookiescakes says

    May 30, 2013 at 9:58 am

    Cute and yummy! I love yellow and pink together.

    Reply
  5. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    May 30, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    They are really cute! I bet they are a perfect summer treat too

    Reply
  6. Sasha says

    May 31, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Oh my gosh, these cookies are so adorable. I’m in love…

    Reply
  7. Danny @ 1227 Foster says

    June 1, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    Your cookies and photos are great! They are darn right cute 🙂

    Reply
  8. sexycuisine says

    June 1, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    I nominated you for the versatile blogger award , check it out:
    http://sexycuisine.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/thank-you-rileysrandomreview/

    Reply
  9. Nechamah says

    June 2, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    These look so pretty they make me want to break my diet. The pictures are sooo pretty.

    Reply
  10. eightdaysweek says

    June 3, 2013 at 4:29 am

    Ehy, I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award…congratulations 😉
    http://eightdaysweek.wordpress.com/2013/06/03/liebster-award-hoera/

    Reply
  11. anjlm says

    June 3, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    I just made a cookie with similar flavors- lemon raspberry. Yours look delicious! Beautiful photos too!

    Reply
  12. shearbee says

    June 7, 2013 at 2:36 am

    Reblogged this on Dream.Learn.Love and commented:
    Oh my! I’m getting hungry looking at this…Must-try!!

    Reply
  13. Joanna Johnson says

    June 7, 2013 at 5:16 pm

    How many cookies does this recipe make?

    Reply
  14. nccandelaria says

    June 10, 2013 at 11:12 am

    Reblogged this on nccandelaria and commented:
    These strawberry lemonade sandwich cookies are just too adorable.com!!

    Reply
  15. Sharon H says

    August 14, 2015 at 9:53 am

    These cookies look beautiful. I made them for a baby party, the taste was a bit too sweet for me. They were also very crumbly in texture, and would crumble in my hands. The filling should have been stiffer, but adding confectioner’s sugar would make a too sweet filling even sweeter. For the yellow sugar in this recipe, I just used some yellow food coloring to dye regular granulated sugar, it clumps at first, but using a fork to mix it it will break up the clumps and dye all the sugar.

    Reply

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