Easy Lemon Pie Cookies
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 Homemade All Butter Pie Crust or 2 pre-made, ready to roll pie crusts
- 1 10oz jar Lemon curd
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp water
- sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In small bowl, beat egg with water until well blended. Set aside.
- Roll the dough out to the desired size (for homemade pie crust) or unroll ready to roll pie crust (if you using store bought).
- * version 1
Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut circles and set aside; re-roll scraps and continue until you’ve used it all and have an equal number of top circles and bottom circles for the cookies.Spread about 1 teaspoon of lemon curd onto one circle, leaving about 1/4 inch border at the edge, then top it with another circle of dough. - * version 2
Spread lemon curd on one of the crusts, leaving about 1/2-inch border around edge. Place second crust on top.Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut out cookies by gently pressing down through both crust layers. - With handle of knife, press edges to seal. cut “x” in center of each cookie pie.
- Brush each cookie with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Place on cookie sheet.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes, before serving.