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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Cookies » Drop Cookies

    Lemon Bar Cookies Made With Lemon Curd (Video)

    April 20, 2022 By Brandy 10 Comments

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    These lemon bar cookies are made with a buttery cookie base, lemon curd, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. The ultimate lemon cookie loaded with lemon flavor! 

    You might also like our lemon hand pies, our banana cream pie cookies or our strawberry lemon cookie bars.

    lemon bar cookies

    Watch our step by step video!

    lemon bar cookie broken in half

    Lemon Curd Cookies

    Lemon curd is the ultimate liquid gold. It's so delicious you can eat it with a spoon, but I prefer adding it to my favorite desserts---like cookies.

    sugar cookies on parchment paper

    These lemon bar cookies start with the most delicious snickerdoodle cookie dough base (without the cinnamon and sugar). They are buttery, soft, and hold their shape perfectly. Not your typical lemon bar recipe, these cookies are a fun twist on the classic dessert.

    Lemon Bar Cookie Ingredients

    Scroll to the end of the post for a printable version.

    • ½ cup butter
    • ½ cup shortening
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 10 oz. jar of lemon curd
    • powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar) for dusting

    How To Make Lemon Bar Cookies

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

    Cream butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Beat in eggs.

    In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.

    Combine dry ingredients with butter mixture.

    Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.

    Bake for 10 minutes.

    Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

    Spread cooled cookies with a thin layer of lemon curd and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

    jar of lemon curd

    Lemon Curd Filling/Spread

    You can make your own lemon curd using simple ingredients like egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, and butter (and I have many times using this recipe) or pick up a jar at the grocery store. Right before serving, sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar.

    hand holding lemon bar cookie

    This recipe makes 30 delicious cookies. Store cookies in the refrigerator in an airtight container or cover the cookie sheet with plastic wrap to keep cookies fresh.

    Lemon Bar Cookie Recipe

    hand holding lemon bar cookie

    Lemon Bar Cookies

    These lemon bar cookies are made with a buttery cookie base, lemon curd, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. The ultimate lemon cookie!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    cooling: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 30
    Calories: 179kcal

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter
    • ½ cup shortening
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 ¾ cups flour
    • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 10 oz. jar of lemon curd
    • powdered sugar for dusting

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Cream butter, shortening, and sugar using an electric mixer. Beat in eggs.
    • In a separate bowl whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.
    • Combine dry ingredients with butter/eggs mixture.
    • Scoop cookies, using a medium cookie scoop, on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. I usually bake 6 cookies per sheet.
      Bake for 10 minutes.
    • Allow cookies to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks.
    • Spread cooled cookies with a thin layer of lemon curd and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
      Store cookies in an airtight container or cover in plastic in the refrigerator.

    Notes

    If you prefer to not use shortening you can use butter instead. The texture of the cookie will be slightly different, but still delicious.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 179kcal

     

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Laurie says

      December 27, 2019 at 12:33 pm

      I just found your blog and have read at least half a dozen pages!
      I’m signing on!
      I am wondering if you use“salted” or “unsalted”butter in your recipes?
      Peace.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        December 27, 2019 at 2:40 pm

        Hi Laurie! I always use salted butter. I'm so glad you've joined us over here! 🙂 Happy New Year!

        Reply
    2. Maria says

      June 22, 2013 at 2:54 am

      Your cookies look so good!!!! Love the idea of using lemon curd for thumbprint cookies!!! They sound delicious! 🙂

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        June 22, 2013 at 3:43 am

        Thank you Maria! It really gives them a fresh flavor! Have a wonderful weekend!!

        Reply
    3. Brandy says

      June 14, 2013 at 3:57 pm

      Hi Courtney! Thanks for catching that! It should say bake for 8 minutes.

      Reply
    4. Courtney says

      June 14, 2013 at 3:50 pm

      How long do you bake them for before adding the lemon curd? They look delicious!

      Reply
    5. Barbara Bakes says

      June 05, 2012 at 12:41 am

      So fun to see a thumbprint version. They look delicious. Thanks for the link love.

      Reply
    6. Karri Reiser says

      June 03, 2012 at 8:33 pm

      I'm always on the lookout for recipes using lemons. My husband love them. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    7. ChiTown Girl says

      June 03, 2012 at 7:36 pm

      Ooo, these sound so yummy!!

      However, I'm afraid to whip up a batch of the lemon curd because I KNOW I'd just end up eating it all with a spoon. 🙁

      Reply
    8. Sue says

      June 03, 2012 at 6:01 pm

      I first saw these on Barbara's blog and thought they looked wonderful! Thanks for the reminder:) Yours also look fabulous! I even have some homemade lemon curd in my fridge!

      Reply
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