06/18/2026
Lemon Sugar Cookie Cups 🍋🍪✨
Golden brown sugar cookie cups filled with glossy lemon curd and dusted with powdered sugar for a bright citrus dessert.
🍴 Ingredients:
_ 1 package Pillsbury Sugar Pre Cut Cookies
_ 1 can Great Value Lemon Pie Filling
_ 2 tbsp powdered sugar
_ 1 whole lemon for garnish
👩🏽🍳 Instructions:
1_ Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a dark gray non stick mini muffin baking tray.
2_ Remove pre cut sugar cookie dough from package. Dough pieces should be off white with grainy crystalline texture.
3_ Place one dough piece into each mini muffin well.
4_ Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden brown and craggy.
5_ Remove from oven. Immediately use a small spoon to press the center of each cookie down.
6_ Create a well shaped cup while still warm.
7_ Let cookie cups cool completely in the tray for 10 minutes.
8_ Carefully remove cookie cups from tray.
9_ Spoon lemon pie filling into each cookie cup until centers are full.
10_ Filling should be glossy, translucent, and vibrant yellow.
11_ Place powdered sugar in a fine mesh strainer.
12_ Dust powdered sugar generously over all cookie cups.
13_ Powder should catch the light on the surface of the lemon filling.
14_ Arrange seven cookie cups on a textured light gray ceramic plate.
15_ Garnish with whole and halved bright yellow lemons in the background.
16_ Serve at room temperature.
⏱️ Prep Time: 5 minutes
🍳 Cook Time: 12 minutes
⌛ Total Time: 27 minutes
📝 Notes: Press cookie centers while still warm or they will crack. Cool completely before removing from tray. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.
