Lemon Cream Pie Cookie Cups

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 Lemons, zest of

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg
  • 4 Egg yolks

• Condiments

  • 1/3 cup Lemon juice, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 box French vanilla cake mix
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Whipped cream

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Butter
  • 3 tbsp Butter, unsalted

• Liquids

  • 2 tbsp Water

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Description

Ingredients

• ¾ c. butter, softened
• ½ c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. water
• 1 box French vanilla cake mix
• whipped cream, for garnish
• 4 egg yolks, at room temperature
• Zest of 2 lemons
• ⅓ c. fresh lemon juice
• ½ c. sugar
• pinch of salt
• 3 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and water, beating until combined.
• Add cake mix, and beat until combined. Dough will be thick.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours, or until it can be rolled into balls.
• Prepare and chill lemon curd while waiting for the dough to chill!
• Coat non-stick mini muffin pans with cooking spray.
• Roll dough into scant 1-inch balls, about 11/2 - 2 tsp. dough, and place in the bottom of each muffin cup.
• Make an indentation with your thumb in the center of each dough ball.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until edges are pale golden brown.
• Immediately remove heat, and use the end of a wooden spoon to re-indent the center of each cup.
• Allow to cool completely before removing to a wire rack. Theyre a little delicate to remove from the pans, so make sure youre careful, and it helps to sort of spin them out of the cup!
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar and salt. Transfer to a small saucepan.
• Cook the mixture over low-medium heat, stirring constantly, until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add the butter. Mix until smooth.
• Transfer the curd to a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Pipe or spoon a heaping teaspoonful of lemon curd into the center of each cookie cup.
• Top with whipped cream!