Description
Delight your taste buds with these delicious Lemon Thumbprint Cookies. A perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors in a buttery cookie base, these treats are sure to be a hit at any gathering.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar, plus extra for rolling
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Mix the dry ingredients: Combine flour, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar: In another bowl, cream butter and sugar, then add egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon juice.
- Combine wet and dry: Mix the dry ingredients into the wet until a dough forms. Chill the dough.
- Preheat and prepare: Preheat oven, line baking sheets with parchment.
- Shape and fill: Roll dough into balls, coat in sugar, make an indent, and fill with lemon curd.
- Bake: Bake the cookies until golden. Cool before serving.
Notes
- You can customize these cookies by using different flavored curds like raspberry or lime.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 151 kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 64mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.4g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
