A few extra vitamins can never hurt, right? Especially in the colder months when it’s dark and nasty outside. There were quite a few lemons involved making these Lemon Curd Crinkle Cookies – theoretically, there should be some vitamins in the cookies. In practice, unfortunately, that is probably not the case ;P It would have been too nice if you could eat cookies instead of vitamin supplements, wouldn’t it ;)
Lemons contain a lot of vitamin C. If you make lemon curd you use a few lemons – theoretically, you could end up with a lot of vitamins in the cookies. Unfortunately, vitamin C does not tolerate heat particularly well. The vitamin starts to break down at temperatures as low as 122°F/50°C and at 212°F/100°C it gets really dramatic… poof and gone! ;P
Some vitamin C can remain in the lemon curd if you are careful during preparation and do not heat the curd too much. However, as soon as the curd is added to the cookies and baked in the oven, the fun is over. The high temperature in the oven probably kills everything ;P
But to be honest – it does not matter. Cookies are no healthy dietary supplement. They are a delicious sweet snack. Extremely delicious in this case. A bit of summer on the plate in shape of little yellow cookies.
Some people would call these cookies here »thumbprint cookies«. I think I should call them »Caipirinha preparing device cookies« since I did not use my fingers to create the indentation for the lemon curd ;P That wooden thingy to crush/mash the limes for a Caipirinha is perfect for this job. Ideal size, shape and nothing sticks to it. I would use anything to avoid getting dirty fingers ;P
Thumbprint cookies are quite easy to prepare and always look nice. I got a few of them here on the blog already. Check my cookie recipes via the recipe menu on top of the page. One of my favorite thumbprint cookie recipe of all times are my Heart Thumbprint Cookies with Jam. Not exactly classic thumbprint cookies because of the heart shape, but still pretty to look at and very tasty. Maybe you should make them one day. A lot of people would be happy about cookies like that as a gift ;)
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(about 25 cookies)
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
zest of 2 organic lemons
2.5 oz. (70g) butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 medium eggs
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
about 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
about 1/2 cup (50g) confectioners’ sugar
1/2 glass of lemon curd
(etwa 25 Cookies)
150g Zucker
Abrieb von 2 Bio-Zitronen
70g Butter, geschmolzen
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
2 Eier (M)
2 EL Zitronensaft
260g Mehl (Type 405)
1 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Salz
etwa 50g Zucker
etwa 50g Puderzucker
etwa 1/2 Glas Lemon Curd
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Add the sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl and rub the zest with your fingers into the sugar to release some oils from the zest. Add the melted butter and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Next, add the eggs and lemon juice and mix until everything looks light and fluffy. Mix the flour with baking powder, and salt. Add to the bowl and fold in. You will get a quite wet and sticky dough that looks more like a cake batter – but that’s what we want. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours (or overnight).
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Use a cookie scoop* to get dough portions out of the bowl – you want a bit more than a tablespoon of dough per cookie. Shape into balls and then roll in the regular sugar first, then roll the balls in the confectioners’ sugar. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet with enough space in between. Use your thumb or the back of a wooden spoon to create indentations in the dough and fill each one with a little amount of lemon curd (about 1/2 tsp.). Place the remaining dough in the fridge again so that it doesn’t get warm.
3. Place the baking sheet in the middle of the oven and bake the cookies for about 10-11 minutes or until they have expanded nicely. Take out of the oven and let cool down on the baking sheet for some time then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough until everything has been used. Store in a cookie tin for 3-4 days max.
1. Zucker und Zitronenabrieb in einer großen Schüssel mit den Fingern verreiben, um noch mehr Aroma aus der Zitronenschale herauszuholen. Geschmolzene Butter und Vanille Extrakt dazugeben und alles gut verrühren. Eier und Zitronensaft ebenfalls dazugeben und alles so lange verrühren, bis die Mischung hell und luftig aussieht. Mehl mit Backpulver und Salz mischen, zur Schüssel dazugeben und unterheben. Der Teig wird recht feucht bzw. klebrig sein, aber das ist ok. Die Schüssel mit dem Teig abdecken und für mindestens 2 Stunden (oder über Nacht) in den Kühlschrank stellen.
2. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Mit einem Cookie Scoop* Teigportionen aus der Schüssel holen – pro Cookie sollten es etwas mehr als 1 Esslöffel sein. Die Teigportionen zu Kugeln formen und zuerst im normalen Zucker wenden, dann im Puderzucker. Die Teigkugeln mit genügend Abstand zueinander auf das vorbereitete Blech setzen. Mit dem Daumen oder dem Stil eines Holzlöffels Mulden in den Teig drücken und jeweils etwas Lemon Curd (etwa 1/2 TL) einfüllen. Den restlichen Teig wieder in den Kühlschrank stellen, damit er nicht warm wird.
3. Das Backblech in die Mitte des Ofens schieben und die Cookies für etwa 10-11 Minuten backen – sie sollten schön aufgepufft und auseinandergelaufen sein. Die Cookies aus dem Ofen holen und kurz auf dem Blech abkühlen lassen, dann auf ein Kuchengitter setzen und komplett auskühlen lassen. Prozedur wiederholen, bis der Teig komplett aufgebraucht ist. Die Cookies sollten in einer Keksdose etwa 3-4 Tage durchhalten.
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Here is a version of the recipe you can print easily.
PrintEasy Lemon Curd Crinkle Cookies
- Prep Time: 00:20
- Cook Time: 00:11
- Total Time: 03:00
- Yield: 25 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
These Lemon Curd Crinkle Cookies are easy to prepare and super delicious. The perfect sweet treat to get some vitamins into your diet ;P
Ingredients
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
zest of 2 organic lemons
2.5 oz. (70g) butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 medium eggs
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
about 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
about 1/2 cup (50g) confectioners’ sugar
1/2 glass of lemon curd
Instructions
1. Add the sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl and rub the zest with your fingers into the sugar to release some oils from the zest. Add the melted butter and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Next, add the eggs and lemon juice and mix until everything looks light and fluffy. Mix the flour with baking powder, and salt. Add to the bowl and fold in. You will get a quite wet and sticky dough that looks more like a cake batter – but that’s what we want. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours (or overnight).
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Use a cookie scoop* to get dough portions out of the bowl – you want a bit more than a tablespoon of dough per cookie. Shape into balls and then roll in the regular sugar first, then roll the balls in the confectioners’ sugar. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet with enough space in between. Use your thumb or the back of a wooden spoon to create indentations in the dough and fill each one with a little amount of lemon curd (about 1/2 tsp.). Place the remaining dough in the fridge again so that it doesn’t get warm.
3. Place the baking sheet in the middle of the oven and bake the cookies for about 10-11 minutes or until they have expanded nicely. Take out of the oven and let cool down on the baking sheet for some time then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough until everything has been used. Store in a cookie tin for 3-4 days max.
Notes
Let the baking begin!
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