These citrus blossom cookies are so adorable. If you love the flavor of lemon then you will love these. They’re a perfect citrus cookie for the spring!
Citrus Blossom Cookies
Cookie ingredients:
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 2/3 C sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- juice of 1/2 fresh lemon
- zest of 1 lemon
- dash of salt
- 2 cups C flour
- 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper
- 1 small ice cream scooper
Lemon icing ingredients:
- 1 cup powder sugar
- juice of 1/2 fresh lemon
- 1 disposable piping bag
Lemon Curd Ingredients:
- 4 Lemons large
- 5 Egg yolks, slightly mixed
- ½ cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
Lemon Curd Directions:
- Zest and juice all the lemons.
- Add lemon juice, lemon zest, butter, sugar and egg yolks in a saucepan.
- Cook at medium heat, while constantly whisking until the mixture thickens
- Pour it in a jar and let it cool down.
- Once the curd has fully cooled down, store in the refrigerator until ready to use for the cookies.
Cookie Directions:
- Using the standing mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, vanilla bean paste, salt, lime zest and the juice of 1/2 a lime until creamy.
- Gradually add in the flour and mix until combined.
- Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using the ice cream scooper, scoop out some dough and roll the dough into a ball
- Place onto the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart
- Make an indention in the center of each cookie with a small finger – pushing straight down trying not to flatten the dough ball.
- Filled each ball with a heaping 1/4 teaspoon of lemon curd.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to rest on the pan for a minute or two before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Cool completely before icing.
Icing directions:
- In a medium bowl, combine the 1 cup powder sugar and the juice of 1/2 lime and whisk until smooth.
- Add a few tablespoons of powder sugar if your icing is to thin
- Pour icing into piping bag and pipe on a flower onto the cookies.
- Enjoy your Citrus Blossom Cookies
Citrus Blossom Cookies
Ingredients
- Cookie ingredients:
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- ⅔ C sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- juice of ½ fresh lemon
- zest of 1 lemon
- dash of salt
- 2 cups C flour
- 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper
- 1 small ice cream scooper
- Lemon icing ingredients:
- 1 cup powder sugar
- juice of ½ fresh lemon
- 1 disposable piping bag
- Lemon Curd Ingredients:
- 4 Lemons large
- 5 Egg yolks, slightly mixed
- ½ cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
Instructions
- Lemon Curd Directions:
- Zest and juice all the lemons.
- Add lemon juice, lemon zest, butter, sugar and egg yolks in a saucepan.
- Cook at medium heat, while constantly whisking until the mixture thickens
- Pour it in a jar and let it cool down.
- Once the curd has fully cooled down, store in the refrigerator until ready to use for the cookies.
- Cookie Directions:
- Using the standing mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, vanilla bean paste, salt, lime zest and the juice of ½ a lime until creamy.
- Gradually add in the flour and mix until combined.
- Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using the ice cream scooper, scoop out some dough and roll the dough into a ball
- Place onto the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart
- Make an indention in the center of each cookie with a small finger - pushing straight down trying not to flatten the dough ball.
- Filled each ball with a heaping ¼ teaspoon of lemon curd.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to rest on the pan for a minute or two before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Cool completely before icing.
- Icing directions:
- In a medium bowl, combine the 1 cup powder sugar and the juice of ½ lime and whisk until smooth.
- Add a few tablespoons of powder sugar if your icing is to thin
- Pour icing into piping bag and pipe on a flower onto the cookies.
- Enjoy!
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