Lemon "Curd" Cookies

By margiekyle

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 Tbsp. dry JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
• 1 Tbsp. dry JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin
• 5 Tbsp. boiling water

Details

Servings 20
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 105mins
Adapted from kraftrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350ºF.

Combine flour and salt. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg yolks and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.

Shape dough into 40 (1-inch) balls; place, 4 inches apart, on baking sheets. Press thumb into center of each ball.

Bake 13 to 15 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheet 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Meanwhile, combine dry pudding mix and dry gelatin mix in medium bowl. Add boiling water; whisk 1 min. Refrigerate 15 min. or until slightly thickened.

Spoon pudding mixture into centers of cookies, adding about 1/2 tsp. to each.