LEMON BAR COOKIE CUPS

These Lemon Bar Cookie Cups are easy to make, and easier to serve than lemon bars.  If you’re a lemon bar lover, you’ll love this cookie cup version.

INGREDIENTS

•  1 3/4 cups all purpose flour*
•  1/2 cup whole wheat flour
•  1/2 teaspoon salt
•  1/2 teaspoon baking soda*
•  1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
•  1/2 cup butter, softened
•  1/2 cup sugar*
•  1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar)
•  1/2 cup canola oil
•  1 egg
•  1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
•  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  3/4 cup lemon curd (recipe below)
•  powdered sugar for decorating, optional
•  6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
•  1 cup sugar
•  2 large eggs
•  2 large egg yolks
•  2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
•  1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Prepare lemon curd.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. Combine the flours, salt, baking soda and cream of tartar in a small bowl and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the oil, egg and extracts. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and stir until combined.
5. Drop one tablespoon dough (I used a #50 scoop) into each cup of a greased mini muffin tin. Bake for 8 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each cookie. Fill with a teaspoon of lemon curd. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 4 minutes, or until cookies are firm and lightly browned on the sides. Remove to wire racks to cool.
7. Sprinkle the edges of the cookies with powdered sugar.

Lemon Curd

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer, until well combined. Add the eggs and yolks and beat for 1 min. Add the lemon juice and mix until blended - the mixture will look lumpy.
2. In a medium, heavy-based saucepan, cook the mixture over low heat until it melts. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. It should leave a path on the back of a spoon and will read 170°F on a thermometer. Don't let the mixture boil. (Once it was completely melted, mine thickened and reached 170º in just a few minutes, so watch it closely.)
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