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Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
If you love shortbread and you love lemon, then these delicious cookies just might be your new favorite dessert!
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Resting Time for Lemon Curd
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
18
Cookies (approximately)
Author:
Andrea Updyke
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients:
1
cup
butter
softened
⅔
cup
white sugar
1
large egg
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
¼
teaspoon
salt
2 ⅓
cup
flour
1
cup
lemon curd
Lemon Curd Ingredients:
6
egg yolks
⅔
cup
white sugar
½
cup
lemon juice
1
Tablespoon
lemon zest
¼
cup
butter
cubed
Instructions
To make the cookies:
Preheat oven to 350º, and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined
Add in flour and salt, and mix until dough comes together (it will likely be crumbly at first)
Roll about a tablespoon of dough into a ball (roughly walnut-sized) and arrange on baking sheet with 1-2 inches of space between each ball
Use your thumb to to press an indentation into each cookie
Bake in center of oven for 15 minutes, or until the bottoms begin to brown
Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack until completely cool
Use a spoon to fill each indentation with lemon curd
Refrigerate until ready to eat
How to make lemon curd:
Combine egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice and zest in a sauce pan
Heat over medium-low heat, whisking constantly to prevent egg yolk curdling until thickened
Remove from heat and add butter
Strain through a sieve to remove zest
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to seven days until ready to use
Notes
Nutrition information is estimated. Please rely on your ingredients for the best calculations.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
cookie
|
Calories:
296
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
35
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
10
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
4
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
108
mg
|
Sodium:
178
mg
|
Potassium:
39
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
23
g
|
Vitamin A:
494
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3
mg
|
Calcium:
16
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg