Lemon Meringue Cookies Recipe (2024)

Who ever has leftover lemon curd? If you do, I suggest a teaspoon, used standing up, a bite at a time.

Strange to not just go ahead and tack on a lemon curd recipe. It's as easy to do as the shortbread and meringue. Too make a puckery one add a dash of cream of tartar.

FYI, there is a Dorie Greenspan lemon curd recipe on this site.

Bake crispy meringue on a dry day. Nothing makes it tough & gummy more than a rainy day.

Ya know you can make curd in the microwave, eh? Works PERFECTLY. Since I discovered this, we eat a lot more curd. Lemon, lime, even passion fruit and raspberry ....

Just pipe little circles on the parchment and once they're baked and the lemon curd has been added to the cookies, top the curd with your meringue circles. This is what I'd prefer.

To those looking for Dorie’s lemon curd recipe: Click on the words “lemon curd” at the bottom of the ingredient list and you will be redirected to her recipe on this site.

Wouldn't these be a lot prettier if you piped the meringue into little kisses, dried those, and put one on top each cookie, rather than the meringue crumbs?

Substitute 1:1 Gluten Free flour and this recipe works for the celiac or gluten avoidant among us! My husband and daughter loved them!

Even though the meringue sticks to the lemon curd, it looks awful. Why not pipe a dollop on?

I am obsessed with Armand Gamache. I can not bring myself to finish the Devils. I know I will be obsessed with this cookie too, all my favorite components.

If I shape the shortbread dough a bit in the muffin tins so that it forms a shallow cup, I can fill it with even more lemon curd! With a tart lemon curd, more is definitely more. :)

So, definitely would have been nice to know that each sliced round of dough could be flattened some to fill the bottom of the muffin tin. It says 6 inch long log, does not specify diameter. I added some shredded lemon zest on top as well. The lemon curd recipe on the site works well - I omitted the corn syrup and made it in a bowl sitting in/on a pot of simmering water.

These are phenomenal. No changes to recipe, make your own curd.

Is it just me, or am I missing the lemon curd part of this recipe?

These quirky little shortbread cookies, with their curd and pebbles of meringue, were one of the BEST THINGS I've ever eaten. I'm not surprised... All of Dories recipes are great

I think I’m the only one who didn’t love these. I found them really messy to eat and that was annoying. Also, the thickness of the cookies made the whole thing really heavy. I want to love these though, and I keep thinking about them, so I might try it again with the meringue piping suggestion.

I made them (using another lemon curd recipe) and they were delicious. I like the crumbled meringue on top—no piping!—because the cookies look more homemade. This is a keeper.

My cookies didn’t spread as much as I’d hoped - they stayed about 1/2” thick and maybe an 1 1/2” wide - next time I will press them into the muffin tin more and perhaps shape them with a slight lip to hold the lemon curd. Flavors were wonderful!

Meh. Too sweet, not special enough for the work needed

This recipe makes 64 mini-muffin size cookies. The crumb was perfect after 18 minutes in the 350 oven.

Would it be possible to bake these in muffin cup liners? My muffin pan is old and looks rough.

I’ve made these several times and they are delicious! I make them with King Arthur cup for cup flour and they come out beautifully. I make my own lemon curd and pile it on! These have gotten rave reviews!

Oh my had a dinner party that included Louise Penny/Armand Gamache fans and made these cookies. Huge hit and looked just like the photo. Will make them again and again.

Push dough up sides of the muffin tin to create a cup shape to fill with the lemon curd laterMake merengue dollops to size of tin to cap the cookies sandwiched rather than smashing the merengue and using smaller piecesCan assemble ahead of time and keep in the fridge

Delicious but a little hard to eat (you want to be ok using fingers). Use muffin tin liners for easier cleanup. The lemon curd recipe from the Lemon-Almond Butter Cake recipe is easy and sublime.

These cookies are to die for. I piped the meringue into rounds and placed them on top of the lemon curd. Added some lemon zest right before serving. I also prefer my lemon curd recipe(I usually double it, it's that delish!)--6 egg yolks, 1/2 C sugar, 1/2 C fresh squeezed lemon juice, zest of 1 lemon, pinch of salt; 1/2 C unsalted butter.Cook in double boiler until thick, then add butter a bit at time. Refrig. after cooling. Keeps in frig 1 month or in freezer 3 months. Ecstacy!!

I made these including the oven baked meringue, which I thought was pretty unusual, but they were really good including the home made curd which was beautiful made with Meyer lemons. Talk about sweet, though. Wow! I think shortbread cookes with less sugar might be less of a sugar shock.

Can the whole batch be made & then shipped?

While this was a fantastic recipe, double the meringue and pipe enough for 24 cookies.