Lemon Delights Recipes

Steps:

• Mix flour, margarine, and pecans.
• Pat into a 13x9 inch baking dish and bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees; cool.
• Beat 1 cup Cool Whip, powdered sugar, and cream cheese until fluffy.
• Spread evenly on nut crust.
• Stir together pudding mix, lemon juice and milk; when thickened, spread over the second layer.
• Spread remaining container of Cool Whip evenly over top.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a 7x11 inch baking dish, combine flour, melted butter and half of pecans. Spread mixture evenly and bake 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool completely.
• In medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled crust. Chill 30 minutes in refrigerator.
• Spread lemon pie filling over chilled dessert. Spread whipped topping over lemon filling, and top with remaining pecans. Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Reserve 24 wafers. Finely crush remaining wafers; place in medium bowl. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Whisk cream cheese, sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in medium bowl until blended. Stir in 1-1/4 cups COOL WHIP; spread over crust. Beat pudding mixes and 3-1/4 cups milk with whisk 2 min.; pour over cream cheese layer. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened; cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 4 hours. Meanwhile, melt chocolate. Arrange reserved wafers in single layer on baking sheet; drizzle with chocolate. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm.
• Garnish dessert with chocolate-drizzled wafers just before serving.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except egg white, flour, nuts and Lemon Cheese Filling. With mixer, beat until well blended. Beat in flour. Wrap dough in plastic wrap.
• Chill at least 1 hour.
• Shape into 1-inch balls. With mixer, beat egg white lightly. Dip balls in egg white; roll in nuts. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press thumb deep into center of each cookie; fill with Lemon Cheese Filling (recipe below).
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven 10 minutes or until filling is set. Cool slightly; remove from baking sheets. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
• Lemon Cheese Filling Directions: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, ReaLemon® and 1 drop of yellow food coloring, if desired, until well blended and smooth.

Steps:

• Mix flour, pecans, sugar and margarine and press into a 9x12x2 inch baking dish.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• While crust cools, mix sugar, cream cheese and 1 cup of cool whip.
• Spread over cooled crust.
• Beat pudding as directed on package and spread over cream cheese mixture.
• Spread Cool Whip over pudding mixture and sprinkle with some chopped pecans for garnish, if desired.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Cut into squares to serve.

Steps:

• Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; reserve 1/2 cup.
• Press remaining onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Soften gelatin in water, stir over low heat until dissolved.
• Add juice, egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, and peel; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat, 5 minutes.
• Gradually add to cream cheese, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• Beat egg whites, until foamy; gradually add remaining sugar beating until stiff peaks form.
• Fold into cream cheese mixture; pour over crust.
• Top with reserved crumbs; chill until firm.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, pecans and salt. Stir in butter. Press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust. Top with pie filling. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Arrange one rack in the upper third of the oven and the other in the lower third. Preheat the oven to 325° F. Lightly butter two 15 × 11-inch baking pans, cut parchment or wax paper to fit over the bottoms, and butter the parchment paper. Sprinkle flour over the parchment and tap it around to cover the butter evenly. Tap out any excess flour. Prepare the Sponge Cake batter as described on page 365. Divide the batter between the two pans, spreading it into an even layer that reaches into the corners of the pans. Bake until the cake is light golden and the center springs back when poked lightly with a finger, about 20 minutes. Remove and cool in panson wire racks 15 minutes. Invert the cake pans onto the racks. Carefully lift the pans and peel off the parchment paper. Cut eight 3-inch circles from each cake with a biscuit cutter or glass. Set the cake circles aside.
• Remove the yellow zest from the lemons in long strips with a vegetable peeler. (Avoid removing the white pith under the zest; it will make the pastry cream bitter.) Squeeze the juice from the lemons and set aside. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the milk into a heavy saucepan and toss in the lemon zest. Heat over medium heat just until bubbles form around the edge of the saucepan. Whisk granulated sugar, cornstarch, salt, and remaining 1/2 cup cold milk together in a small bowl until the cornstarch is dissolved. Ladle about half the hot milk into the cornstarch mixture, whisking constantly until the sugar is dissolved. Scrape the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan, increase the heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly and paying special attention to the bottom and corners of the pan, just until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, drop the yolks and egg into the same small bowl used above, then pour about half the thickened milk mixture slowly into the yolks, whisking constantly. Scrape the mixture into the saucepan and return pan to the heat. Stir constantly, until the pastry cream thickens further, 3 to 4 minutes. Strain the pastry cream into a bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Set aside to cool, with a piece of plastic wrap pressed directly to the surface of the pastry cream. Beat in the lemon juice. Chill thoroughly.
• Stir water and granulated sugar together in a small saucepan over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup comes to a boil. Pour into a heatproof bowl and stir in 1/2 cup Limoncello.
• Remove the zest from the lemons in wide strips with a vegetable peeler. Pour the Limoncello, white wine, and granulated sugar into a small saucepan. Toss in the lemon zest and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Stir the potato starch and the water together in a small bowl until the starch is dissolved, then stir into the boiling liquid. The sauce will thicken immediately. Lower the heat so the sauce is simmering, and cook, stirring, until the sauce is thickened further, about 5 minutes. Strain the sauce into a small bowl and cool to room temperature.
• Whip the heavy cream in a chilled bowl until it forms stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the chilled pastry cream with a rubber spatula. Pour the lemon syrup into a wide, shallow bowl. Dip eight of the sponge-cake circles in the syrup for a second or two. Arrange the circles, dipped side up, on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Spread 1/4 cup of the pastry cream over each cake circle. Dip the remaining cake circles in the remaining syrup, and center them, dipped side up, over the pastry cream. Top with the remaining pastry cream, dividing it evenly and spreading the cream into a dome. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator and chill thoroughly. The delizie can be prepared to this point up to 1 day in advance. Cover them securely with plastic wrap.
• Stir the confectioners' sugar, water, and corn syrup together in a small saucepan. Stir over the lowest heat possible until the mixture is smooth and an instant-reading thermometer registers 95° F. (Alternatively, you can dip the bottom of the saucepan in very hot water until the fondant reaches the desired temperature.) Pour or drizzle the fondant over the chilled cakes slowly, to enrobe them completely. The coated cakes can be refrigerated for up to 1 day, but after that the fondant will begin to melt. Serve chilled, spooning some of the Limoncello sauce around each one.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl; set aside. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, 1 tablespoon lemon peel and vanilla until well blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture at low speed until blended.
• Drop dough by level 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets, spacing 3 inches apart. Flatten dough until 3 inches in diameter with bottom of glass that has been dipped in additional granulated sugar.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are just set and edges are golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Combine powdered sugar, lemon juice and remaining 1 tablespoon lemon peel in small bowl; drizzle over cookies. Let stand until icing is set.
• Variation: To make smaller cookies, drop 2 tablespoons dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just set and edges are golden brown. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely. Continue with Step 5. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In mixer bowl, combine all ingredients except confectioners' sugar; mix well.
• Using hands, form dough into small balls.
• Roll balls in confectioners' sugar.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet, approximately 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.