Earlier this week I posted a delicious homemade lemon curd recipe and promised to be back soon to share some recipe that include this delicious treat. I’ll start off with these pretty little Lemon Thumbprint Cookies. These delicious cookies are quite easy to make, and could be made with either store bought, or homemade lemon curd. These are sure to be a hit with any lemon lovers, and I think they would be a perfect cookie to include on a tea party menu.
Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar (plus a little extra for dusting the finished cookies)
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup prepared lemon curd (store bought or homemade)
Directions ~
Beat butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add sugars and continue mixing. Add egg, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix until fully incorporated. Add baking powder, and then flour (slowly, while mixing). Stop mixing as soon as the flour is fully incorporated. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator about 1 hour.
Place lemon curd into a small ziplock bag, and cut off one corner of the bag.
When the dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350*F. Roll small balls of dough and place on a silpat lined, or parchment lined baking sheet. Flatten balls of dough slightly with the palm of your hand. Use your thumb to create a crater in the center of the dough. Fill crater with about 1 teaspoon of lemon curd.
Bake cookies about 15 minutes, or until cookie edges are just turning golden brown. Remove from oven, cool slightly, then move to a wire cooling rack to cool fully. Dust cookies with powdered sugar.
(Note- I found that when I dusted the cookies with powdered sugar, the sugar fully covered the lemon filling. I wanted the filling to show up a bit, so I dipped one finger into a small bowl of water, then just slightly moistened the lemon filling. Then, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and the sugar will only be visible just the cookie portion.)
Recipe yields about 3 dozen cookies
Recipe source- Women’s Day
How to Make Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 sticks
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar plus a little extra for dusting the finished cookies
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup prepared lemon curd store bought or homemade
Instructions
- Beat butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add sugars and continue mixing. Add egg, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix until fully incorporated. Add baking powder, and then flour (slowly, while mixing). Stop mixing as soon as the flour is fully incorporated. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator about 1 hour.
- Place lemon curd into a small ziplock bag, and cut off one corner of the bag.
- When the dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350*F. Roll small balls of dough and place on a silpat lined, or parchment lined baking sheet. Flatten balls of dough slightly with the palm of your hand. Use your thumb to create a crater in the center of the dough. Fill crater with about 1 teaspoon of lemon curd.
- Bake cookies about 15 minutes, or until cookie edges are just starting to turn a light golden brown. Remove from oven, cool slightly, then move to a wire cooling rack to cool fully. Dust cookies with powdered sugar.
Notes
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If you happen to be planning a tea party, here are a few more delicious recipes that could be included on your menu…
Cucumber and Tomato Tea Sandwiches
The Cookie Basket says
Big Lemon Curd fan! Mom asked for cookies at the nursing home. Think I'll go make these NOW 🙂 I know they will be a hit! Thanks so much for the idea! And they ARE so pretty!
Summer from SWEEThearts Community says
I love the tea set featured in this post, so darling!
Karen @ Sugartown Sweets says
The cookies look yummy..and i really love your photos! 🙂
Nydia says
I always wanted to make thumbprint cookies, but still baking chocolate chip cookies over and over again. I want to make this one…I really want.
claudia b says
Yum, I need to make these for my mom and me, we're the only ones who love lemons 😀
Allisca says
delicious!!!
Elizabeth says
Yum!!!
Leslie says
LOVE a good bright and lemony cookie!!!
Daphne says
Lovely, I love lemon cookies~~~
SweetSugarBelle says
These are so tempting!!! I love lemon flavored baked goods. I'll have to try these soon!