Lemon curd cookies are a double delight: Shortbread cookies are good by themselves, but adding lemon curd and zest makes them absolutely fabulous.
Prep
9 min
Cook
29 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1.5 cups unsalted butter
, softened
0.25 cups white sugar
3.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 medium lemon
, zested
0.5 cups lemon curd
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2
Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl until thoroughly creamed. Gradually mix in flour, 1 cup at a time. Add lemon zest and mix until well blended.
3
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make an indent in the center of each using your thumb. Put a small spoonful of lemon curd into each indent.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition per serving
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