Zesty Lemon Curd Cookies
Experience the art of baking by indulging in these Lemon Curd Cookies. In this recipe the classic charm of buttery and crumbly cookies meets the zesty embrace of lemon curd. Every bite offers a blend of flavors with rich and smooth butteriness complementing the vibrant burst of citrus from the lemon curd. Not are these cookies a treat, for your taste buds. They also captivate your eyes with their golden brown edges and sun-kissed centers. Whether enjoyed during a cozy family tea time or as a dessert, at gatherings these Lemon Curd Cookies are sure to steal the spotlight leaving you with a lingering sense of lemony bliss after savoring the very last crumb.
21 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 egg yolk exclude the white
- 1/2 tbsp grated lemon zest
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 c room-temperature unsalted butter
- 1/4 c caster sugar powdered sugar is fine too
- 1 and 1/4 c all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c high-quality lemon curd
Instructions
- Preheat the oven. Get a baking tray ready by lining it with parchment paper.
- In a mixer blend the butter and sugar until they become smooth and pale.
- Next add the egg yolk, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt to the mixture. Mix everything well so that all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Gradually incorporate the flour into the mixture while keeping the mixer at a low speed. Mix until clusters of moist dough form.
- Now gather the dough together gently with your hands. Shape it into a ball.
- To make each cookie take 1 tablespoon of dough roll it into a ball shape and place it on the tray. Repeat this process while leaving around 1 inch of space, between each ball.
- Using either a floured finger or the back of a spoon create indentations in each dough ball.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until their bottoms turn lightly golden in color.
- Once baked to perfection remove them from the oven. If needed deepen any indentations that may have flattened during baking. Fill each indentation with lemon curd for added flavor.
- Allow time for your delicious cookies to cool down before serving. If desired you can dust them with icing sugar for a touch of sweetness.
- Indulge, in these Lemon Curd Cookies. Savor every bite!
Notes
You can easily shift these Zesty Lemon Curd Cookies into a delight that's both delicious and fun to bake! To construct them gluten-free simply replace the all-purpose flour with your gluten-free flour blend. Make sure to select a blend that can be superseded one to one so that your cookies hold their texture.
Now here's a little tip; gluten-free flour often requires some help with binding so if your blend doesn't already include it consider adding 1/4 teaspoon of xanthan gum to the mixture. This small addition works like a charm ensuring that your cookies stay just as tasty and hold together as their gluten-filled counterparts.