Lemon Bar Cookie Cups (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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2¾ cups flour.
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1 teaspoon baking soda.
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½ teaspoon baking powder.
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1 cup butter, softened.
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1¼ cups sugar.
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1 egg.
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
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6 tablespoons butter, softened.
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1 cup sugar, for filling.
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2 eggs plus 2 egg yolks.
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⅔ cup lemon juice.
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1 lemon, zested.
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2 tablespoons powdered sugar.
# Instructions:
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Combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder. In separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients.
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Roll dough into balls. Place in mini muffin tin. Bake until golden. Press centers while warm to create cups.
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Cream butter and sugar together. Whisk in eggs and lemon juice. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
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Fill cooled cups with lemon curd. Chill. Top with lemon zest and dust with powdered sugar.
# Notes:
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Chill dough before baking to prevent spreading.
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Use citrus juicer for maximum juice.