Janice Oeffler - Danbury; Wisconsin
Bake-Off® Contest 39, 2000
Seedless raspberry preserves can be used in place of the lemon curd to fill these simple thumbprint cookies made with refrigerated dough.
1 (18-ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookies
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup lemon curd (from 10-oz. jar)*
2 ounces vanilla-flavored candy coating, chopped, or 1/3 cup white chocolate chips (vanilla)
Heat oven to 350°F. Break up cookie dough into large bowl. Stir in coconut. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon lemon curd into each indentation.
Bake at 350°F. for 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool 5 minutes.
Microwave candy coating in small microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM for 2 minutes. Stir well. Drizzle over cookies.
*TIP: Lemon pie filling can be substituted for the lemon curd.
Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 90; Protein 19; Carbohydrate 13g; Fat 4g; Sodium 60mg
From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.