4.3 from 36 votes
Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
A dollop of sweet and tangy lemon curd placed in the middle of a buttery cookie.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
4
Dozen
Calories:
62 kcal
Course:
Others
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter unsalted, softened, 2 sticks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg large yolks
- 1 tablespoon lemon grated, zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup lemon curd see notes for homemade version
Instructions
- Lemon Curd Recipe
- Sugar Free Lemon Curd Recipe
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- With a mixer, beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until well combined. Beat in yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt.
- On low speed, beat in flour just until large moist clumps form. You may need to use your hands at this point to form one large ball.
- Roll tablespoons of dough into balls. Place balls on prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Make a deep indentation in center of each ball. Bake cookies until firm and lightly golden on bottom, about 18 to 20 minutes.
- Remove cookies from oven and immediately fill indentations with curd.
- Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
62kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
42mg
(2%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Dozen
Amount Per Serving
Calories 62
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 62kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 42mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.