Lemon Ginger Thumbprint Cookies Food

LEMON CURD THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F(177°C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
• Mix the flour, ginger and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
• Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat on medium speed for almost 2 minutes until creamy with a hand-held mixer or with paddle attachment if using a stand mixer. Add the egg and mix well. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula during these steps when needed to be sure they are all mixed.
• Add the flour mixture and mix until the dough comes together. Don't overmix the dough.
• Take 25 gram pieces ( almost 1 tablespoon) of the dough and roll them into balls. Alternatively, you can divide the dough equally into 22 pieces and roll them into balls as this recipe makes 22 cookies. Using the back of a 1 teaspoon-sized rounded measuring spoon or your finger, press into the center of the dough to make an indentation.****
• Bake for almost 11-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown. Don't overbake so the cookies will stay soft. When the edges are golden brown but the middle is still soft, remove from the oven. If needed, you can press the middle of the cookie again with a clean measuring spoon. Then immediately fill the cookies with almost ½ and ¼ teaspoon lemon curd. The filling will set while the cookies are cooling on the baking sheet.
• Lightly sift powdered sugar over the cooled cookies.

LEMON-GINGER THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut cookie dough into 3 equal pieces. Work with 1 piece of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough until ready to use.
• Place graham cracker crumbs in shallow dish. Shape each piece of dough into 20 (1 1/4-inch) balls; roll in crumbs to coat. On ungreased large cookie sheet, place balls 1 inch apart.
• Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until almost set. Cool 2 minutes. With thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make slight indentation in center of each cookie. Remove cookies from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Place lemon curd in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; partially seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe small dollop of lemon curd into indentation in each cookie. Store in refrigerator.

LEMON CURD THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl until thoroughly creamed. Gradually mix in flour, 1 cup at a time. Add lemon zest and mix until well blended.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Make an indention into the center of each using your thumb. Put a small spoonful of lemon curd into the depressions.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

EASY LEMON THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, melted butter, egg and lemon zest with spoon until soft dough forms.
• Shape into 50 (1-inch) balls. In small bowl, place sparkling sugar. Dip top of each ball in sugar. Place balls, sugared side up, 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Using end of wooden spoon, make 1/2-inch circle indentation in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• When ready to serve, spoon lemon curd into small resealable freezer bag; partially seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Insert cut corner of bag into indentation in each cookie. Squeeze bag to fill opening, about 1/4 teaspoon per cookie. Store covered in refrigerator.

GINGER-LEMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Set the oven at 325 degrees.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• In an electric mixer, cream the butter with the 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar.
• When the mixture is smooth, beat in the egg, lemon rind, and vanilla.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt.
• With the mixer set on its lowest speed, add the dry ingredients to the batter.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or until well chilled.
• With floured hands, using heaping teaspoons of the dough to form balls, roll them until smooth.
• Arrange them 2-inches apart on the baking sheets.
• Put the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl.
• Dip the bottom of a glass first in cold water, then in sugar and press the balls to flatten them to a 1/3-inch thickness.
• Bake the cookies for 18 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Store in an airtight container.

LEMON GINGER THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut cookie dough into 3 equal pieces.
• Work with 1 piece of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough until ready to use.
• In shallow dish, place graham cracker crumbs.
• Shape each piece of dough into twelve 1-inch balls; roll in crumbs to coat.
• Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8-11 minutes or until cookies are almost set.
• Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet.
• With thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make slight indentation in center of each cookie.
• Remove cookies from cookie sheet.
• Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In small resealable plastic bag, place lemon curd; partially seal bag.
• Cut small hole in one bottom corner of bag.
• Squeeze bag to pipe dollop of lemon curd into indentation in each cookie.
• Store in refrigerator.

THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• For the shortcrust pastry, sift the flour and icing sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the vanilla sugar, lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Rub the butter into the flour mixture until it is incorporated and then mix in egg yolks. Knead everything into a compact smooth dough. Wrap the dough and chill it for 1 hour.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature for 10 minutes. Form the dough into a long roll and divide it into 60 equal portions. Form a small ball from each portion and place it on a baking sheet covered with baking parchment (you will need two or more sheets). Press a dip (for the jam) into each ball with the handle of a wooden spoon.
• Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the jelly or jam in a saucepan until it melts. Use a teaspoon to fill the dips in the dough balls.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, then allow to cool completely. Finally, dust the cookies with some icing sugar. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for several weeks.

LEMON GINGER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment; set aside. In an electric mixer, use paddle to mix butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl twice. Add egg; mix on high speed to combine. Add zest; mix to combine.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, ground ginger, baking soda, salt, and crystallized ginger; add to butter mixture; mix on medium-low speed to combine, about 20 seconds.
• Using two spoons, drop about 2 teaspoons of batter on baking sheet; repeat, spacing them 3 inches apart. Bake for 7 minutes. Sprinkle cookies with sugar, rotate sheets between oven shelves, and bake until just golden, about 7 minutes more. Slide parchment with cookies onto a wire rack; let cool 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container.

LEMON THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; add powdered and granulated sugars, beating well.
• Add eggs, oil, and lemon juice, beating until blended.
• Combine flour and next 4 ingredients; gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until blended.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and place about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Press thumb in center of each cookie to make an indentation.
• Bake, in batches, at 350°F for 9 to 11 minutes or until set. (Do not brown).
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Spoon 1/2 teaspoon raspberry jam in each indentation.