Lemon Drop Cookies Recipe

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Category:	Category: Desserts, Pies, Cakes and Cookies

Ingredients:	Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large egg yolks 1 tbsp grated lemon zest 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp kosher salt 2 1/2 cups flour 1 cup lemon curd

Directions:	Directions: Heat oven to 350 deg Line 2 half sheet baking sheets with parchment Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer until well blended. Beat in egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, and salt. Beat in flour just until moist clumps form. Gather dough together in bowl to bind. Shape scant tablespoons of dough into 1" balls. Place balls on prepared sheets, spacing them 1 inch apart. Using floured finger or something that will give a good round shape and make a deep indentation incenter of each ball. Bake cookies until firm and lightly golden brown about 18-20 minutes. Remove from oven and fill indentations with lemon curd. Return to oven and bake two minutes longer to set curd.

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Lemon Drop Cookies Recipe

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