5 from 102 votes
Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies are soft, buttery cookies with a citrus twist created by rubbing lemon zest into sugar before creaming with butter. The dough is shaped into balls, indented with a thumb, then filled with tangy lemon curd before baking. These cookies bake to a matte finish without browning, offering tender texture with a burst of bright lemon in the center, ideal for tea or dessert.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
12
Cookies
Calories:
286 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter Brought to room temperature
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- lemon zest of 1
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Use your hands to rub the lemon zest into the granulated sugar until well combined and fragrant.
- Add the butter and vanilla extract. Cream everything together until light and fluffy with an electric mixer.
- Slowly add the flour, mixing until the dough resembles wet sand.
- Form the dough into golf ball sized dough balls and spread them evenly across the surface of a nonstick cookie sheet, about 1 ½ inches apart.
- Use your thumb to make a good indent into the center of each cookie.
- Fill each indent with a teaspoon of lemon curd or a little more if it fits.
- Bake the cookies in the oven at 350°F for 15 minutes.
- Cool 5 minutes, then remove cookies to wire cooling racks and let the thumbprint cookies cool completely before serving.
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Notes
- If the dough is too crumbly, add water a teaspoon at a time until it holds together well.
- These cookies do not brown; they are baked through when the surface turns matte, not shiny.
- Cool on wire racks completely before serving to allow the lemon curd filling to set inside the indent.
Nutrition Information
Calories
286kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
150mg
(6%)
Potassium
27mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
473IU
(9%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 286
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 286kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 150mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 27mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 473IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.