These Sugar Free Lemon Sandwich Cookies are refreshing and delicious.
Made with two buttery lemon cookies with a creamy lemon-flavored filling between them, these cookies have a nice balance of flavors and texture in every bite.
What you will read about in this recipe.
- What makes sandwich cookies so good?
- Why you will love this sugar free cookie recipe.
- Ingredients you will need to make lemon cream sandwich cookies recipe
- How to make Lemon Sandwich Cookies with No Added Sugar
- Tips for making the best sugar free sandwich cookies.
- How to store homemade sandwich cookies.
- Print the recipe for lemon cream sandwich cookies.
What makes sandwich cookies so good?
Sandwich cookies combine together the perfect crunch from two cookies with the creamy and flavorful filling holding them together.
However, many people will say that it is having the option of eating the cookies as is or separating the cookies and enjoying them as two halves.
Have you tried my recipe for Easy Sugar Free Lemon Cookies?
Those lemon cookies are the soft and buttery with a flavorful burst of lemon and a drizzle of glaze on top.
Both this recipe for lemon sandwich cookies and that recipe for chewy lemon cookies are great tasting and easy recipes that can be made without adding sugar!
To make your cookies with the ribbed edges like mine you will need a fluted cookie cutter. You can find fluted cookie cutters here.
Why you will love this sugar free cookie recipe.
Unlike the usual cookie, these lemon sandwich cookies are delicate, and buttery, with a bright, tangy flavor. The center filling is sweet, creamy lemon flavored, offering the perfect complement to the crunchy cookies that is holds in place.
Here is what else you will like about this recipe.
- This recipe is simple to make using common ingredients that you may already have on hand.
- Personalizing this recipe is as easy as swapping all or part of your lemon flavors with lime.
- You can enjoy these cookies with a glass of milk, cup of coffee or even with a glass of lemonade.
- You can make a great tasting sandwich cookie without adding sugar!
Ingredients you will need to make lemon cream sandwich cookies recipe
- Butter. Softened to room temperature. If you are using unsalted butter, add a half teaspoon of of salt to your flour.
- Sugar Alternative. Select a granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can be baked with.
- Vanilla Extract. Gives the cookies a nice flavor that helps enhance the lemony flavor.
- Lemon Juice. Use freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Lemon Zest. Freshly zested works best for flavor.
- Egg Yolk. At room temperature. Egg yolk adds a richer flavor to the cookies.
- Flour. Regular all purpose flour.
- For the filling you will need Butter, Sugar Free Powdered Sugar (sifted), Vanilla Extract, Lemon Zest, and Heavy Cream.
Expert Tip👉 It is important that the butter is softened to room temperature and that the egg yolk is at room temperature for optimal blending.
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How to make Lemon Sandwich Cookies with No Added Sugar
Prep Time: 10 minutes plus chill time.
Bake Time: 10 minutes .
Servings: 34 small cookie sandwiches .
- Butter. Start by beating your butter until very creamy (this can take a couple of minutes). Then add the sugar alternative and lemon zest and mix until combined.
- Wet Ingredients. Scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl and then add your vanilla, lemon juice, and salt, mixing until combined. Lastly, mix in your egg yolk.
- Flour. Scrape down the sides of your bowl and then set your mixer speed on low. Gradually add your flour and mix until just combined. Note that you may need to scrape down the sides and the bottom of your mixing bowl as the dough mixture will be fairly dry with the crumbs settling at the bottom of your mixing bowl.
- Chill. Place a large piece of plastic wrap on a flat work surface. Then transfer your dough to the center of the plastic wrap. Shape the cookie dough into a disc that is about an inch tall, cover it with the plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- Prepare. Preheat your oven to 350 and prep your baking sheet(s) for nonstick.
- Dough. Lightly dust a clean workspace with flour and then transfer your chilled cookie to to the workspace. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about a half inch thick. Use your cookie cutter to cut out the cookies and then place the cookies on to your prepare baking sheet, about an inch apart.
- Bake. Bake your cookies until set and are starting to turn golden brown on the bottom. Then let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for a minute before transferring them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
- Filling. Start by beating the butter until creamy on medium (about a couple of minutes). Turn the speed down to low and gradually add the sugar free powdered sugar. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then beat in the vanilla extract and lemon zest. Lastly, slowly add the heavy cream, a tablespoon at a time, until your filling reaches a smooth consistency that is spreadable.
- Assemble. To assemble your cookies, use a piping bag or frosting knife to add about a tablespoon of the filling on the inside of half of your cookies to about a quarter inch from the edges. Then place the remaining cookies on top of the filling to make a sandwich.
Tips for making the best sugar free sandwich cookies.
Using a cookie cutter to cut out your cookies ensures that the cookies will be the same size. This is important as the cookies need to meet up when making the sandwiches.
More helpful tips for you.
- When you roll out and cut out the the cookie dough, the dough may get sticky on the rolling pin and cookie cutter. Lightly dusting the rolling pin and cookie cutter with flour can help prevent the stickiness.
- Your cookies need to be baked until firm and fully cooled before adding the filling. If your cookies are not firm they will not be able to hold the filling and if they are not fully cooled the filling can melt.
- When you add the filling, make sure that you leave some space on the edges of the cookies. This is because when you place the other cookie on top of the filling you do not want the filling to escape.
How to store homemade sandwich cookies.
Once your cookies are fully assembled and set you can store them in an airtight container. When properly stored, sandwich cookies should keep for about three days at room temperature, up to a week when refrigerated, or up to a few months when frozen.
You may also be interested in these sugar free cookie recipes.
- Sugar Free Sprinkle Cookies
- No Added Sugar Trail Mix Cookies
- Sugar Free Cool Whip Cookies
- Sugar Free Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- Sugar Free Fudgy Brownie Cookies
- Sugar Free Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Print the recipe for lemon cream sandwich cookies.
Sugar Free Lemon Sandwich Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter. --Softened to room temperature.
- ½ cup Sugar Alternative --Granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can be baked with.
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract.
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Lemon Zest.
- 1 Egg Yolk.
- 2¼ cup Flour.
For the filling you will need
- ½ cup Butter
- 1¾ cups Sugar Free Powdered Sugar -- Sifted,
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1½ tbsp Heavy Cream. -- Additional as needed for consistency.
Instructions
- Butter. Start by beating your butter until very creamy (this can take a couple of minutes). Then add the sugar alternative and lemon zest and mix until combined.
- Wet Ingredients. Scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl and then add your vanilla, lemon juice, and salt, mixing until combined. Lastly, mix in your egg yolk.
- Flour. Scrape down the sides of your bowl and then set your mixer speed on low. Gradually add your flour and mix until just combined. Note that you may need to scrape down the sides and the bottom of your mixing bowl as the dough mixture will be fairly dry with the crumbs settling at the bottom of your mixing bowl.
- Chill. Place a large piece of plastic wrap on a flat work surface. Then transfer your dough to the center of the plastic wrap. Shape the cookie dough into a disc that is about an inch tall, cover it with the plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- Prepare. Preheat your oven to 350 and prep your baking sheet(s) for nonstick.
- Dough. Lightly dust a clean workspace with flour and then transfer your chilled cookie to to the workspace. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about a half inch thick. Use your cookie cutter to cut out the cookies and then place the cookies on to your prepare baking sheet, about an inch apart.
- Bake. Bake your cookies until set and are starting to turn golden brown on the bottom. Then let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for a minute before transferring them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
- Filling. Start by beating the butter until creamy on medium (about a couple of minutes). Turn the speed down to low and gradually add the sugar free powdered sugar. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then beat in the vanilla extract and lemon zest. Lastly, slowly add the heavy cream, a tablespoon at a time, until your filling reaches a smooth consistency that is spreadable.
- Assemble. To assemble your cookies, use a piping bag or frosting knife to add about a tablespoon of the filling on the inside of half of your cookies to about a quarter inch from the edges. Then place the remaining cookies on top of the filling to make a sandwich.
Recipe Notes
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