Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies

Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies are everything the end of the summer needs… and MORE!

It starts with the curd!

There is lemon in each bite, starting with the dough, but the star is really the curd. I love a good lemon curd, and just so you know it is really easy to make. If you have about 10-15 minutes you can have homemade lemon curd that will impress anyone.

Here are my little secrets to making the best curd. Patience and a wooden spoon. First, know that you are going to stir quite a bit and that the time will vary each and every time you make it. Second, your wooden spoon will tell you when the curd is ready to go. When you scrape the bottom of the pan and it makes a clean trail and then folds back over itself it is ready!

If you want to use store made curd, that is totally ok. I love this trader joes one the best.

Now the thumbprint dough!

Thumbprint cookies typically have a tender dough that holds the dollop of love in the center, and these cookies are no different, but with a little extra something. Lemon juice & zest!

The zest is such a fun add-in because it not only adds a ton of flavor but also little specs of zest in the dough. I just love how the little bits of yellow come through making each cookie not only taste like summer but also look it as well.

Putting it all together…

Once you have the curd ready to go and the dough has it’s cute little “thumbprints” in them it is time to spoon in the lemony goodness. I use a teaspoon and fill each one with the perfect little bit of lemon curd.

So not only does the cookie have lemon in each bite with the curd it is like taking a bite straight out of summer. Oh and let’s not forget… they are so, so cute!!!