Description
Sweet and sour Lemon Curd Cookies are made of buttery shortbread thumbprint cookies dusted with powdered sugar, and filled with sweet and tangy lemon curd.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon pure almond extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- confectioners’ sugar
- ⅓ cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Use a stand mixer (or hand mixer) and cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add vanilla, almond extract, and salt and continue to beat on medium until fully incorporated. Add flour gradually until just combined.
- Take 1 tablespoon of dough at a time and roll into 1-inch balls. Make an indentation with your thumb (or the back of a small spoon or melon baller) into the centre of each ball.
- Place cookies on a silpat or parchment-lined half sheet baking pan, spaced 2 inches apart. Transfer the baking sheet to the refrigerator and chill the cookies for 1 hour (or place in the freezer for 30 minutes).
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Bake the cookies for 10-13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. If the indentations have started to close, use the back of a spoon or melon baller to carefully make the indentation bigger again, while the cookies are still hot.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, lightly dust the cookies with confectioner’s sugar. Then, use a small spoon to carefully fill them with lemon curd. Serve immediately or store for later.
Notes
How to store: Keep leftover lemon curd cookies in the fridge inside an airtight container for up to four weeks. They are best consumed within the first 1-2 weeks but will last a few weeks longer. Also, make sure to store them in a single layer instead of stacking them so that the lemon curd filling doesn’t smudge.
How to customize: You can use this recipe as a base for different flavored thumbprint cookies! You can customize them easily by substituting the lemon curd filling with jam such as raspberry, peach, or strawberry jam.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American