We were heading over to a friend’s house for dinner recently and I volunteered to bring dessert. The morning was hectic and I didn’t have a lot of time to make something so I grabbed some pre-made cookie dough, lemon curd, and fresh berries from the grocery store and made these cute and easy mini lemon tarts. I filled the cookie shells with the lemon curd and berries right before serving and they were a huge hit with everyone – kids and adults.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat two mini muffin pans very well with cooking spray.
Break apart each square of the pre-cut cookie dough and roll it into a ball then press into the bottom and up the sides of each cavity of the prepared mini muffin pans.
Place into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until just turning golden brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. The cookie center should sink to form a cup while it cools, if not then gently push the end of a wooden spoon into the center of each cookie to form a shallow cup.
Remove the cookie cups gently from the muffin tin, using a butter knife if necessary. Allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.
When ready to serve, spoon a dollop of lemon curd in each cooled cookie cup then top with a fresh berry. Serve and enjoy.
Mini Lemon Tarts
Ingredients
- 16 16 oz pre-made sugar cookie dough, pre-cut (package should make 24 cookies)
- Lemon curd
- Fresh raspberries and blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat two mini muffin pans very well with cooking spray.
- Break apart each square of the pre-cut cookie dough and roll it into a ball then press into the bottom and up the sides of each cavity of the prepared mini muffin pans.
- Place into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until just turning golden brown around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool. The cookie center should sink to form a cup while it cools, if not then gently push the end of a wooden spoon into the center of each cookie to form a shallow cup.
- Remove the cookie cups gently from the muffin tin, using a butter knife if necessary. Allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.
- When ready to serve, spoon a dollop of lemon curd in each cooled cookie cup then top with a fresh berry. Serve and enjoy.
So adorable and delicious!
Nice! I like this idea a lot.
look pretty and delicious.
have a great day
So pretty and what a great tip on using premade cookie dough. They look absolutely delicious.
Those look wonderful! You know that I love lemon everything. Great fast and easy idea, Pam; I’m sure everyone loved these tarts.
You had me at lemon curd. That stuff is the best in any form and these are especially cute!
i REALLY appreciate when a recipe is easy, delicious, AND worthy of taking to someone else’s home! this definitely fits the bill.