Lemon Poppy Seed Thumb Print Cookies
Servings 2 dozen 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.