Lemon Poppy Seed Thumb Print Cookies are small buttery poppy seed cookies topped with a tart lemon curd. They are simple to make and they disappear quickly!
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- sugar
- egg yolk
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- poppy seeds
- lemon curd
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mats.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes with an electric mixer.
- Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Next add the flour, salt and poppy seeds, mix until the dough begins to stick together and form a ball.
- By hand, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange them on the baking sheets. Flatten each ball slightly with your thumb to leave an indentation in the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from oven (if the indentations look shallow push them down slightly). Fill each thumbprint with lemon curd.
- Bake for an additional 2 minutes. This will set the curd. Transfer to cooling racks and cool.
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Lemon Poppy Seed Thumb Print Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- ¾ cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mats.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes with an electric mixer.
- Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Next add the flour, salt and poppy seeds, mix until the dough begins to stick together and form a ball.
- By hand, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange them on the baking sheets. Flatten each ball slightly with your thumb to leave an indentation in the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from oven (if the indentations look shallow push them down slightly). Fill each thumbprint with lemon curd.
- Bake for an additional 2 minutes. This will set the curd. Transfer to cooling racks and cool.
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This recipe was originally published in 2015 and was updated in 2022 for reader enhancement and enjoyment.
Kate
I love lemon and poppy seeds! Great idea.
Rebekah
Oh wow, those are delectable little cookies! Love them!
Renee Paj
I'd have a hard time controlling myself with these cookies too, I think. LOVE lemon anything!
Colleen Bauer
Yum! This recipe sounds amazing. And make me think of spring--desperately needed sitting under 6 feet of snow.
Saundra Contreras
These are beautiful and I bet they taste amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Rebekah Hills
Those are SO pretty and are right up my alley - definitely going to have to give those a try!
Claudia Lamascolo
I just bought poppy seeds and had no idea what to do with them and came across this recipe and so thrilled I am trying them today thank you
Pavani
Yummy looking lemon thumb print cookies. That lemon curd sounds so easy to make - love the fact that it is egg free. And the cookies look buttery and yummy.
Catalina
Give me all the cookies! I love the flavors! I need to put them on my baking menu list! Yummy!
Byron Thomas
Yep - I might be loving this cookie recipe a little too much! Ha! I am swooning over the fact that you used 1/2 cup of lemon juice. I hope that makes these cookies super tart, because in our home, we love that puckered lip, tarty, sourness from lots of fresh lemon juice. These look divine!
Mahy Elamin
Breakfast is my favorite meal any time if day!! And I absolutely adore lemon cookies, my husband hates lemon deserts. Lucky me!! I’d love to win!
Natalie
These look absolutely perfect - sweet, yummy and festive. I love lemon and poppy seed combo. It's one of my favorite one. These going to my to try list. I bet my kiddo will love these.