Petite Lemon Curd Cookies

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Petite Lemon Curd Cookies
45 min.
72
34kcal

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Indulge your sweet tooth with these delightful Petite Lemon Curd Cookies, a perfect treat for those who appreciate the zesty brightness of lemons. These charming cookies are not only vegetarian and gluten-free, but they also burst with fresh lemon flavor, making them an ideal dessert for any occasion. With only 45 minutes of preparation time and enough to serve 72 people, they’re perfect for parties, gatherings, or simply enjoying as an afternoon snack.

The delicate balance of the sweet and tangy lemon curd sandwiched between lightly dusted cookies creates a delightful contrast that is sure to impress. Imagine biting into a soft, buttery cookie that melts in your mouth, revealing a luscious lemon filling that dances on your taste buds. Whether you’re hosting a tea party or just looking for a light dessert, these cookies are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Not only do they look stunning on any dessert table, but the recipe also offers the flexibility to prepare the lemon curd in advance, allowing you to assemble the cookies fresh just before serving. With a caloric breakdown that’s surprisingly light at just 34 calories per cookie, you can satisfy your sweet cravings without the guilt. So why wait? Let’s get baking and bring some sunshine into your dessert spread!

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups confectioners sugar for dredging and dusting
  • tablespoons cornstarch 
  • large egg yolks 
  • 0.8 cup granulated sugar 
  • 0.8 cup juice of lemon fresh
  • tablespoon lemon zest fresh finely grated
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.5 cup butter unsalted cut into bits

Equipment

  • bowl
  • baking sheet
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • whisk
  • plastic wrap
  • ziploc bags
  • wax paper
  • rolling pin
  • pastry bag

Directions

  1. Follow recipe for basic butter cookies, forming dough into 2 balls (instead of a log) and flattening each into a 6-inch disk. Chill disks, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
  2. Simmer lemon juice, zest, sugar, butter, cornstarch, and salt in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Lightly beat yolks in a small bowl, then add 1/4 cup lemon mixture, whisking.
  3. Add yolk mixture to remaining lemon mixture, then reduce heat to low and cook, whisking constantly, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk, about 2 minutes.
  4. Transfer to a bowl, then cover surface with plastic wrap and chill while rolling out dough.
  5. While oven preheats, roll out 1 piece of dough (keep remaining dough chilled) into a 9-inch round (slightly less than 1/4 inch thick) on a well-floured surface with a well-floured rolling pin. (If dough becomes too soft to roll out, chill on a baking sheet until firm.)
  6. Cut out as many cookies as possible with cutter.
  7. Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Dredge warm cookies in confectioners sugar until coated and transfer to a rack to cool completely. Make more cookies in same manner.
  8. Transfer lemon curd to pastry bag or plastic bag (snip an 1/8-inch opening in a corner of plastic bag). Put 1 cookie upside down on work surface and pipe about 1/2 teaspoon lemon curd onto cookie, then top with another cookie, right side up, to form a sandwich. Make more sandwiches in same manner.
  9. Just before serving, sift some remaining confectioners sugar over tops of sandwiched cookies.
  10. • Cookies (baked and coated with confectioners sugar but not filled with lemon curd) keep, layered between sheets of wax paper or parchment, in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week. • Lemon curd (before filling cookies) can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. • Sandwiched cookies (without additional confectioners sugar) keep, layered between sheets of wax paper or parchment in an airtight container, chilled, 4 days.

Nutrition Facts

Calories34kcal
Protein2.02%
Fat40.16%
Carbs57.82%

Properties

Glycemic Index
0.97
Glycemic Load
1.45
Inflammation Score
-1
Nutrition Score
0.33130434819538%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.12mg
Hesperetin
0.37mg
Naringenin
0.04mg
Quercetin
0.01mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:33.53kcal
1.68%
Fat:1.54g
2.37%
Saturated Fat:0.9g
5.63%
Carbohydrates:5g
1.67%
Net Carbohydrates:4.98g
1.81%
Sugar:4.6g
5.11%
Cholesterol:13.59mg
4.53%
Sodium:16.9mg
0.73%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:0.17g
0.35%
Vitamin C:1.09mg
1.32%
Vitamin A:53.21IU
1.06%
Source:Epicurious