Blood Orange Curd Thumbprint Cookies
Blood Orange Curd Thumbprint Cookies – buttery base, filled with smooth homemade blood orange curd filling.
Blood Orange Filled Thumbprint Cookies
Happy Monday Everyone!!! How was your weekend? Mine was short, but nice! Is it a little too late for a blood orange recipe? I know spring is almost here, but I totally forgot to post this Blood Orange Curd Thumbprint Cookies recipe. I made them a few weeks ago.
Shortbread cookies are my favorite and paired with fresh blood orange curd tasted fantastic!
Baking thumbprint cookies could be a little tricky at times and even if you follow my instructions, your cookies might spread a little. Typical shortbread cookies are made with one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts of flour. Of course I’ve changed the recipe a little to make it work for these Blood Orange Curd Thumbprint Cookies.
Blood Orange Filled Thumbprint Cookies
I know that some butter cookie recipes have eggs and baking soda (or baking powder), but I prefer not to use any, because of the spreading. Letting the dough rest, before you roll the cookies out and then chilling them for 1-2 hours before baking is mandatory (to avoid spreading). So if you are planning to bake these cookies, make sure you have enough time, because rushing might not help you with these…
I decided to fill them with homemade blood orange curd, after baking, but if you are not a fan of the idea, you can fill yours with your favorite jam. (If filling them with jam, you can do it prior to baking).
Blood Orange Filled Thumbprint Cookies
I researched a ton of recipes for blood orange curd, but they were all so different, so I decided to just try and adapt my Meyer lemon curd recipe. It turned out pretty good! This recipe makes about 1 cup if curd, but you ca easily double or triple it.
A very important confession – when having some kind of cookies in my house, I feel like I have to eat as many as I can. Does it ever happen to you?
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Blood Orange Curd Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
FOR THE BLOOD ORANGE CURD:
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup blood orange juice — (from 1 large orange)
- 1 tbsp blood orange zest — (from 1 large blood orange)
- 6 tbsp butter
FOR THE SHORTBREAD COOKIES:
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups +2 tbsp all purpose flour
- pinch of salt
Instructions
FOR THE BLOOD ORANGE CURD:
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In a medium metal bowl whisk together eggs, sugar, lemon juice, blood orange zest and juice. Set metal bowl over a simmering pan of hot water (make a double boiler) and cook mixture, whisking constantly for 8-10 minutes, until thickened. Add butter and whisk to combine. Be careful, not to overcook the eggs. Remove from heat and strain through a very fine mesh sieve. Cover with plastic wrap and let it cool to room temperature (it will thicken been more), before you fill cookies with it. Keep in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
FOR THE COOKIES:
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In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment beat butter on high until creamy (2 minutes). Add sugar and vanilla extracts. Beat on medium until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl if needed.
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Add flour and beat on low, until it is slowly incorporated and dough is formed. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
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Take out of the fridge and let dough soften just a little for 5-10 minutes. Scrape about 1 tbsp of cookie dough and roll into balls. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (silpat ) and place balls on it, leaving about 2 inches in between. Using your thumb (or a 1/2 tsp measuring spoon) make and indentation. Chill cookies for at least 30 more minutes.
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Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C). Bake cookies for 14-15 minutes, until very lightly browned. If for some reason the thumbprint indentations have puffed up, very carefully press with the back of a measuring spoon (or a similar object) to re shape it. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack and let them cool completely.
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Fill each cookie with about 1 tsp blood orange curd.
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Keep in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Recipe Notes
stainless steel mixing bowl
Make sure you chill the dough before baking, otherwise cookies will spread.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 119, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 27mg, Sodium: 65mg, Potassium: 15mg, Carbohydrates: 12g, Sugar: 7g, Protein: 1g, Vitamin A: 235%, Vitamin C: 1.6%, Calcium: 5%, Iron: 0.4%
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The blood orange curd in these cookies sounds fantastic!!! I am so in love with these cookies, Mira!! 🙂 Pinned!
I still see blood oranges in the grocery store, so I must get some before they’re gone. I never really was a thumbprint fan until last year. Now I can’t get enough. I’m sure these would be absolutely amazing.
How could you forget to post something as beautiful as these cookies?!?! The flavors sound magical! I’ve never made blood orange curd but now I can’t wait to try it! IGorgeous! Pinned!
This is so inventive! And it looks amazing. I love that filling. Anything that oozes out of my cookie makes me very happy!
I love the originality of this cookie…I’ve always only made thumbprints with jam… These are so pretty and I’m sure so delicious!
Good morning Mira.
What a good way to start the week. I love cookies, yet sometimes I can’t make them right, but your recipe sounds great and filling is completely new to me. Something to try for sure, and something to “pin”.
Have a great & sweet weeke.
Wow these cookies look incredible! At first I thought it was a peanut butter filling, but blood orange sounds even yummier:)
What a creative cookie, Mira! I love that you made a blood orange thumbprint cookie. They look so gorgeous and delicious! Perfect for spring!
Thumbprint cookies are so delicious! I could pop 10 of these in one sitting. It’s funny, but with 4 people in the house, cookies don’t last that long! Hope your weekend is off to a great start.
These sound really delicious. I have been loving blood oranges over the past few weeks.
Oh Mira, it’s never too late for a blood orange recipe 😉 These look incredible and so creative! Lemon curd is one of my favorite fillings, but blood oranges are one of my favorite fruits – I can only imagine how freakin’ awesome blood orange curd would be!
I love blood oranges, so this curd sounds amazing! Beautiful cookies, Mira!
I’ve never made thumbprint cookies and I’m thinking it is time to start. These are just beautiful!
Weekend are usually short:) Love these cookies.. sweet.. delicious.
These are beautiful! I love blood oranges. Definitely pinning for later and scheduling on Facebook. Thanks for sharing!!
Beautiful cookies Mira! Even I don’t use eggs or baking powder/soda in my shortbread cookies, I feel they are better this way! These look gorgeous, pinned!
Mmm blood oranges are SO good, and I love that you used them to make cookies!! They look so flavorful and delicious!! Pinned 🙂
Shortbread cookies are one of my favourites too, and I love that blood orange curd! Sounds amazing!
What a delicious curd and cookies. Pinning.
The blood orange curd sounds phenomenal, Mira! I want to try it even it is leaning more toward spring now. And your cookies look so perfect!
I am so incredibly fascinated by your cookie recipe – I am so amazed that they look so darn good without any butter or eggs or baking soda! And that blood orange curd is such a delicate balance – bet these tasted phenomenal!
No no no no! It’s never too late for blood oranges! I feel like I soak up as much blood orange(ness) as I can before it goes away! This is such a fun and unique recipe Mira! I love that you made a curd from the blood oranges! Pinning for later!
These are so beautiful! Love blood oranges! Great idea to incorporate them into a cookie!
These look and sound delicious Mira! I wish I could figure out how to make a vegan curd, I really should research that. 🙂
These are beautiful! And I just love how you use blood oranges for a little twist. Pinned! =)
These thumbprint cookies look perfect in every way! Great job, Mira! 🙂
These cookies look delicious!! I wish I could have a few right now! I’ve never made a curd and have never tried blood oranges. Man where have I been huh? Need to try these asap! 😉
These are such gorgeous cookies, Mira! I love the blood orange curd with shortbread combo! That sounds so refreshing and delicious!
These look so yummy!! Thank you for sharing! <3 – www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Mira, I LOVE these cookies!!!! I love fruity curds and can’t wait to try this blood orange curd!!! gorgeous!
Oh Mira these are soooo beautiful! I keep wanting to make thumbprint cookies and I just cannot get around to it!! Aghhh! This may be my next baking experiment!
Oh my word!! These look amazing!! What a delicious, fun, little recipe!! Love it!!
These cookies look perfect! I am craving one…or five 🙂
Nah … definitely not too late! It’s never too late for delicious cookies like these!
Look at that beautiful curd oozing out of the cookies … I’m swooning!
How have I never made citrus curd myself? I love it and I love shortbread – these cookies look just perfect.
Not too late for blood orange curd at all! I’m still seeing the blood oranges overflowing the bins at the market so these are perfect timing! I could seriously eat so many of these cookies (and yes, I have that same compulsion to eat all of the cookies in the house!). Love the curd + shortbread combo!
Eeerm…all I can say is that I’m pinning wildly…..these are GENIUS!! I have a very soft spot for blood orange 🙂
I love shortbread cookies!These look amazing! Pinned!
these cookies look delicious and all of the photos are great.
You did such an amazing job
xxx
mari
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These cookies look cute and delicious. And blood orange curd sounds so divine!
I made these and they were a huge hit! And though it’s time consuming due to the several chill steps, these were incredibly easy to make. I even had a request to bake them for a friend’s baby shower. One thing I noticed is that your directions for the shortbread don’t include when to add the salt. I’m getting ready to make them right now and can’t wait!
Hi Thank you, glad you liked these!The salt is added to the flour, I’ll correct this asap! Have a great day!