Description
Scrumptious lemon cookies with blueberry icing celebrate zesty citrus and sweet berry flavors in one delightful treat. Mediterranean-inspired ingredients blend perfectly for a refreshing dessert you’ll savor with each delicate bite.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup lemon curd
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Purple food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper for even cookie preparation.
- Blend butter and sugar until creamy and aerated. Incorporate eggs individually, then mix in vanilla extract. Separately combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Gently fold dry ingredients into butter mixture until just integrated.
- Craft uniform dough spheres approximately 1-inch in diameter. Position on prepared baking sheet and create gentle thumb indentations in each cookie’s center. Fill each depression with a small portion of lemon curd.
- Slide baking sheet into preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes until cookie edges turn golden brown. Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack.
- Simmer blueberries over medium heat until juices release. Strain liquid, discarding berry solids. Whisk powdered sugar, milk, extracted blueberry juice, and optional food coloring until achieving a smooth, vibrant icing consistency.
- After cookies completely cool, generously drizzle blueberry icing across cookie surfaces, ensuring even coverage.
Notes
- Gentle Thumb Technique Use the side of your thumb or the back of a small spoon to create perfectly centered, uniform indentations in cookie dough without cracking the edges.
- Curd Consistency Ensure lemon curd is room temperature and slightly thick to prevent spreading during baking, which helps maintain the cookie’s structural integrity.
- Cooling Strategy Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes after removing from oven, enabling them to set and become more stable before transferring to a wire rack.
- Icing Adjustment Control blueberry icing thickness by gradually adding powdered sugar or milk to achieve desired spreading consistency without becoming too runny or too stiff.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg