Description
These delightful Lemon Bar Cookie Cups feature a soft, buttery sugar cookie base filled with glossy homemade lemon curd, topped with a dusting of powdered sugar and lemon zest.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup sugar cookie dough
- 1 cup homemade lemon curd
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar (for dusting)
- Lemon zest (for garnish)
- A little extra vanilla
- Fresh butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll the sugar cookie dough into small balls and press them into a mini muffin tin to form cups.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Allow the cookie cups to cool completely.
- Fill each cookie cup with homemade lemon curd.
- Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with lemon zest before serving.
Notes
Store leftover cookie cups in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a couple of days. For longer storage, the baked shells freeze well.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: lemon dessert, cookie cups, easy recipe, family treat, baking