Best 5 Lemon Raspberry Cookie Cups Recipes

RASPBERRY LEMON THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets.
• In a small bowl, combine the jam and Chambord. Stir to combine.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk to blend.
• In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Add the flour mixture in 2 additions and beat just until moist clumps form. Gather the dough together into a ball.
• Pinch off the dough to form 1-inch balls. Place on the prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart. Use your floured index finger or 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon to create depressions in the center of each ball. Fill each indentation with nearly 1/2 teaspoon of the jam mixture. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

LEMON RASPBERRY COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 36 mini muffin cups.
• Combine sugar and 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon lemon zest in a bowl. Rub sugar and lemon zest with your fingers until sugar is moist and fragrant. Add butter and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and beat well. Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt until incorporated.
• Fill each mini muffin cup 3/4 full of dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Use a spoon to flatten any cookie cups that have risen over the rim of the tins. Make a well in the center of the warm cookie cups with your finger or a small spoon. Chill cookie cups, still in the tins, for 30 to 60 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add lemon juice and zest. Beat in powdered sugar until frosting is fluffy.
• Remove cold cookie cups from the tins. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon raspberry jam into each one. Pipe frosting on top of the jam to cover it completely. Add a dot of raspberry jam to the center for a pretty presentation, if desired.

LEMON-RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix Cookie Base ingredients with spoon until soft dough forms. Press into pan. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Sprinkle raspberries on crust. Lightly press raspberries into crust.
• In medium bowl, beat 3 eggs, granulated sugar and flour with whisk until well blended. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon peel and the lemon juice. Pour evenly over raspberries on crust.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle top with powdered sugar. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Cover and refrigerate any remaining bars.

LEMON RASPBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream butter and sugar together.
• One by one, add the eggs and egg whites and mix.
• Add the lemon juice and zest, mix.
• Mix the flour and baking soda in another bowl, then add to the first bowl.
• Add the white chocolate chips and fold in the raspberries.
• Drop by the teaspoon onto a greased or aluminum foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 7- 10 minutes.

LEMON BAR COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray a mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Gradually beat in dry ingredients until combined.
• Roll into 1" sized balls and place in muffin tin.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Press the insides of the cookies down with the backside of a spoon to make an indent for filling; let cool.
• To make the filling, cream together 6 Tablespoons softened butter with 1 cup sugar.
• Mix in 2 eggs and just the yolks from the other 2 eggs, and beat until well combined.
• Add lemon juice and mix until combined, there will still be some lumps.
• Pour filling mixture into a saucepan over medium heat.
• Whisk constantly for 5 minutes, or until smooth and thickened.
• Remove lemon curd from heat and let cool for 2-3 minutes.
• Carefully spoon a teaspoon of lemon curd into each cookie cup.
• Top cookie cups with lemon zest of one lemon, and place in fridge for 30 minutes, or until lemon curd has set up.
• Remove cookie cups from pan using a butter knife and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.