Limoncello Melting Moments

[cookie1]

Limoncello Melting Moments
Serves approx 20
Ingredients
250g butter, softened
½ cup icing sugar
2 teaspoons limoncello
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1½ cups plain flour
½ cup cornflour
Method
Set oven to 160⁰C. Prepare 2 trays.
Prepare icing sugar in TMX if you need to.
Put icing sugar, butter, limoncello and zest into bowl. Beat on speed 3 until it is creamy.
Add cornflour and plain flour. Use   to mix until all the flour is combined.
Sorry I forgot to check times when I did this.
If mixture is too soft refrigerate. (I didn't and mine spread too much)
Roll 1 level tablespoon of mixture and place balls 3cm apart on prepared trays. Flatten using a fork.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.
Filling
100g softened butter
3/4 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon limoncello
1 tablespoon lemon zest
Place butter into bowl and beat on speed 3 until creamy.
Add remaining ingredients.

Spread over over half the biscuits and top with the others.
My mixture was too sof and as you can see from the photo they spread too much. They were still very tasty. I also forgot to change the cups measurements to weights - next time!)


These are modified from a recipe in the Woman's Day

Members' comments
McMich - Have made these yummy bikkies several times now and they are a hit with DH (these are now his new favourite) also with work mates.
Took some of these to the next door neighbours as a thank you. They told me they were the best they ever tasted and you couldn't buy any better anywhere. Well worth making.

Katiej - Oh my, these are lush! I was able to make these thanks to Judy's home made limoncello she gave me.  I don't think these will last long here.

Lucyluu - Made these recently for some visitors, filled them with a cream cheese and limoncello icing. They couldn't get enough, I only had two left out of the twenty five I had made. There was only two visitors.

consumerate - Great recipe!
I just made half and didn't have any limoncello so added vanilla. I needed a tiny bit of water to bring the mix together - perhaps a tablespoon. Sandwiched with lemon curd and they were a real hit.
I had the dough in the fridge for about half an hour and didn't have any trouble with the biscuits spreading.

[judydawn]

Nice Cookie, they look like the butter biscuits you get in tins at Christmastime although they are not filled.

[DizzyGirl]

May I ask what is limoncello?

[matmob]

Googled Limoncello and found this
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/14739/limoncello

Would anyone have a suggestion for a replacement?

[cookie1]

Any liqueur would be ok. Or don't bother and just use vanilla essence for flavour.

[Cornish Cream]

Yummy Cookie I can see that lovely Gingerbread House in the background

[fundj&e]

May I ask what is limoncello?

oh my dear DizzyGirl, we need to have a chat 

[DizzyGirl]

fundj, we sure do need a chat. I am a country girl who has to very plain eaters (DH & DS) so it is mainly meat/fish/chicken and 3 veg in our house 

[cookie1]

I grew up like that DG. Nothing wrong with it at all.

I have only just discovered that I like Limoncello. DD bought me a bottle a few years ago and I thought it was a distinct lemon flavour and it's not.

[DizzyGirl]

Maybe I should run away from home for a couple of weeks and visit all my new friends on here 

[judydawn]

Ooh, what a good idea - let's all do it 

[fundj&e]

Maybe I should run away from home for a couple of weeks and visit all my new friends on here 

[DizzyGirl]

I have almond essencec in the cupboard (thanks to fundj). I might use that instead.

[mcmich]

Have made these yummy bikkies several times now and they are a hit with DH (these are now his new favourite) also with work mates.

[mcmich]

Took some of these to the next door neighbours as a thankyou for some tools they lent us.
Today Ray popped over the fence to tell me they were the best he ever tasted and you couldn't buy any better anywhere.
Well worth making.