sparkle balls

thanks epicurious iphone app for the pretty idea!

glittering lemon sandwich cookies

i thought they sounded good and (more importantly?) were really pretty. again, during the injured months i was willing to try anything.

i love a mess in my kitchen, but only when the end product makes it worthwhile. not so with these guys. between making the dough, scooping and forming little balls, rolling each in glitter, not to mention baking and assembling with frosting... it was just too much work. to get one tupperware of mini sparkly cookies. that i didn't even like.

they flattened out a bit in the oven, going from balls to soft domes.

later, you make a sandwich out of them with a lemon flavored frosting in the middle.

sure, they looked cute-sie. the cookies had a nice light texture but were kindof dry and tasteless. next time i'd add a bit more lemon zest, or replace corn starch with rice flour to reduce dryness and a strange taste (as some of the reviews of the recipe suggest). the filling left much to be desired. if i made these again, i'd use magnolia's buttercream and add some lemon juice or zest.

regardless of what i thought, they went fast and i got tons of compliments on them. sometimes people are weird ;)