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Lemon Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
Amazing tangy Lemon Drop Thumbprint Cookies - Tender buttery shortbread thumbprints with sparkling lemon centers.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 138 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- zest of one lemon
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup lemon curd
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. With an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest together until smooth. Scrape the bowl with a spatula. Turn the mixer on low and add the salt. Add the flour a little at a time, until it is just combined.
- Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll the dough into 1-ounce balls, about 1 1/2 tablespoons. Place them on the cookie sheets and press with your thumb to create a cavity in the center. It helps them to keep their shape if you hold the sides of the cookie with the other index finger and thumb. Press any cracks back into place.
- Fill each indentation with a scant 1/4 teaspoon of lemon curd. (Use just a little more if filling with jam.) Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove them from the oven and immediately sprinkle the tops with turbinado sugar.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1pc
Calories
138kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
38mg
(2%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
235IU
(5%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 138
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1pc | |
| Calories | 138kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 38mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 235IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.