Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
This lemon curd thumbprint cookies recipe delivers a perfect blend of sweetness and citrus in every bite. Homemade treats with a quick prep and baking time.
Servings: 20 cookies, see note 4
Calories: 117
Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar + extra for coating (60 grams), see note 1
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature (110 grams)
- 1 egg at room temperature
- pinch of salt
- ¼ teaspoon almond flavoring (optional)
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour (240 grams), see note 2
- lemon curd , see note 3
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar and butter until creamy. Add egg and mix until well combined. Add salt and almond flavoring (optional) and mix with a spatula.
- Sift in the flour. Mix with a spatula for a minute or so. With your hands, form a dough. It will feel soft at the beginning but will come together while kneading. Form a ball, flatten it and wrap in a plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Take the chilled dough, tear a small piece and roll it into a ball (no larger than a cherry). Cover with sugar and place on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment paper. Repeat until you have used all the dough. With your thumb (see note 5), make a dent in each ball. Fill it with lemon curd – you can either pipe it or spoon it.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350° Fahrenheit/180° Celsius for 10 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown.
- When done, let them cool down completely before serving.
Notes
- If your granulated sugar has very large crystals, try using superfine sugar/caster sugar. This is sugar with small crystals, almost like salt. It is not powder/confectioner’s sugar. In the UK it is called caster sugar.
- All-purpose flour (US) = Plain flour (UK).
- You will need about 20 teaspoons of lemon curd. It can also be substituted with the jam of your choice.
- You should get 20-21 cookies out of this recipe.
- The back of a dessert spoon can be also used.
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
Amount per Serving
Calories
117
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
20
mg
7
%
Sodium
25
mg
1
%
Potassium
16
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
15
g
5
%
Fiber
0.3
g
1
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
153
IU
3
%
Calcium
4
mg
0
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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