Description
Soft, buttery lemon curd cookies filled with tangy homemade lemon curd — a bright and easy treat everyone loves.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp lemon zest
2 cups flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup lemon juice
3 egg yolks
½ cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
4 tbsp butter
Instructions
1. Make lemon curd by whisking juice, zest, sugar, cornstarch, and egg yolks over heat until thickened.
2. Stir in butter, cool completely.
3. Cream butter and sugar; add egg, vanilla, and lemon zest.
4. Mix in dry ingredients to form dough.
5. Roll into balls, make thumbprint indentations.
6. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
7. Cool and fill with lemon curd.
Notes
Use fresh lemons for the best flavor.
Chill dough before baking to prevent spreading.
Store filled cookies in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 60
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 16
- Fiber: 0.3
- Protein: 1.5
- Cholesterol: 30