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I have always had a soft spot for the bright, mildly sweet and lemony thumbprint cookies. This thumbprints recipe uses a vegan lemon curd to fill the cookies made with a mix of spelt, buckwheat, walnuts, walnut oil and maple syrup. Traditional lemon curd recipes call for the use of eggs and butter, but this recipe is a bit healthier, while still sweet, tart and satisfying. You can also fill them with your favorite jelly.
Vegan Lemon Curd Thumbprints
adapted from Dairy Free Cooking| Vegan Lemon Curd | Cookie |
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- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the lemon juice, sugar, lemon zest and salt, stirring well to dissolve the sugar. Combine together the coconut milk, cornstarch, and cold water in a small bowl, stirring well to combine.
- Add the cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly, cook until the mixture begins to thicken and the first few bubbles appear on the surface, about 8 minutes. Add soya margarine, and cook until the mixture resembles a thick pudding. Transfer the mixture to a heat proof dish, cover with plastic wrap and let cool completely before placing in the refrigerator to chill. Chill lemon curd for 2 hours before using.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together the spelt pastry flour, finely ground buckwheat, finely ground walnut and salt until well combined, making a well in the center.
- Add in walnut oil and maple syrup to the center, and stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until it forms a dry dough that just holds together.
- Form the dough into 2-inch balls, and place them onto the prepared sheet, pressing a "thumbprint" into the center of each and slightly flattening. (The cookies will not spread, so make them the size that you want!) Add about 1 teaspoonful of lemon curd to each thumbprint and top with a cranberry or some poppy seeds if using. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cookies cool for several minutes on the sheet before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
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I, too, love me a good lemon curd. Not into anything too sweet. Love the tartness that's not overly cloying. Happy Valentine's Day, Angie!
That looks simply fantastic ! Love the contrast between the tangy curd and the nutty cookies . Awesome photos as always ;) Happy Valentine's , Angie !
They look wonderful! A very interesting recipe.
Cheers,
Rosa
i love that they look rustic !!
I really like the idea of vegan lemon curd. It seems a lot healthier than the curd recipes with lots of butter and egg yolks. The cookies look great too!
These sound amazing! I have a full lemon tree and love lemon recipes! I hope to try this one soon! Interesting lemon curd without eggs!
Oh yum! These are so colorful and look absolutely beautiful and tasty. I definitely want to try making these.
What a lovely little cookie, Angie; I've not made thumbprints before, but I like that these are vegan. I love the flavour of lemon in sweets, so refreshing. I have those same little plates — so adorable.
yum! These are gorgeous! I'll have to make a Whole Foods run and track down some soya margarine , very pretty cookies!
Bookmarked! I have the vegan treat I was looking for!
Healthier lemon curd is a nice thing because I could eat it by the spoonful! Great looking cookies, I'm not vegan but I'd never turn down a lemon thumbprint!
Happy valentines Day dear..super cookies...using coconut milk and lemon new to me...
They look cute. So now I know why they are known as 'thumbprint' cookies.
Angie, These look so simple and delicious. I always am partial to a little lemony cookie. And I am really enjoying your interesting, nourishing and inventive use of ingredients!
-Erin
These look amazing!! I love the vegan lemon curd - it looks and sounds delicious, especially in those cookies :D
Lemon curd in cookies, awesome!!
Angie-you always come up with the most unusual recipes, and this is another unique and totally healthy, and perfect vegan version for the lemon curd, using coconut milk, instead of dairy!
Love the spelt in the cookie recipe...actually, love everything about them, and I'm salivating from just thinking of the yummy tartness, and just the right sweetness of your lemon curd filling!
Happy Valentine's Day!
xoxo
I love lemon curd, though I've never tried a vegan version before. I'd totally be willing to for a few of these cookies, though ;). They look awesome!
vegan or not, they look lovely and no doubt delicious. why wouldn't they be?! I adore lemons. Hope you're having a beautiful Valentine's Day.
Angie, so cute and tasty this cookies, I love lemon curd and have yet to try the vegan version.
Happy Valentine's Day :)
Wow, Angie! These look divine for Valentine's Day. The color, design & lemon curd...I'd almost walk to Germany for one of these right now. Have a great Valentine's Day.
The cookie recipe itself does intrigue with the buckwheat and walnuts. However, you did make an excellent choice topping these with lemon curd. I love to find unique cookie recipes and these do look like they would be a delicious treat anytime. Happy Valentine's!
they look absolutely gorgeous! and being a touch lighter, perhaps we can eat a couple more? ;-)
Angie you did it again. I don't know how you always have the most fantastic recipes posted! I'm a lemon lover - and lemon curd is great on everything. Happy Valentine's Day!
What a great idea!! I never thought about using lemon curd in a thumbprint cookie. I need to get lemons for some homemade lemon curd!
Happy Valentine's day!
One healthy cookie! Yum! The looks as they sound, Angie - delicious!! Happy Valentine's Day!
Love thumbprints and love lemon curd..so this is a great combination for me :-) Happy Valentine's day Angie
Lemon curd in thumbprint cookies, love it! These are just delightful!
Happy Valentines Day Angie :)
I love that this thumprint cookies have lemon curd in them instead of jam. Happy Valentine's Day!
Yum! Thumbprints with lemon curd sound amazing, and really cute garnished with either cranberries or poppy seeds.
mmm lemon and coconut. A new combination treat!
These are so precious looking. Plus, I love the ground nuts in the cookie dough for extra flavor and texture. I'll take a dozen, please! ;)
I have used both spelt and buckwheat flours...very nice combination with the lemon curd. Great cookie!
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors and lemon curd is great - I could eat it with a spoon. These look delicious!
These look absolutely delicious and never in a zillion years would I have expected to see these were VEGAN! Nicely done!
After my own heart! Not only do I LOVE lemon, but trying to enjoy more vegan treats!
These are great looking cookies. I love the lemon curd.
Lovely cookies !! No words nicely done !! Totally amazing !!
Looks so cute! Love the different toppings.
Yum! I love citrusy sweets too. Your healthy version sounds great:)
What a brilliant idea to add lemon curd in thumbprint cookies. I know these have to be delicious!
The nutty cookies are adorable enough, and the dairy-free lemon curd just won me over : ).
Looks like egg tarts :D yummmy! I love cookies like these but lazy to do the curd:P
Oh I love lemon. These sound dreamy!
These really sound wonderful, Angie. Thanks for catching my omission. It's been added to the ingredient list. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
These are lovely cookies, Angie! I feel like I could just reach out and grab one for myself! Thanks for sharing.
I have never been a huge fan of jam thumbprints...these are SO much more appealing! Love the look of these...both plain and with a wee bit of garnishing :)
These gorgeous cookies are such a treat -- I love the lemon curd filling!
They look lovely Angie. I am sure they are healthy and the curds a great idea, but I just cant get into the whole buckwheat and spelt thing. However I am glad you do so it makes me feel the need to buy some!
These look absolutely delicious, Angie! I would love one with the poppy seeds on top :) I love lemon!
I am such a sucker for anything with lemon curd and these look awesome! Plus I need more vegan desserts up my sleeve.
I love lemon curd and am intrigued with your vegan cookies. These look wonderful, Angie:)
These look so yummy! Wish I had one(or two) right about now:)
What lovely cookies! They look like something that should be in an Austrian Pastry Shop :)
I'm very much in love with citrus lately...these treats hit the spot Angie.
The combo of ingredients is particularly interesting ;o)
Ciao for now,
Claudia
I love lemon curd and would have been at a loss as to how to make these cookies vegan--they look delicious!
got some leftover store bought lemon curd. these looks delicious ! have a nice day!
lemon curd thumbprints.. yummy!! they look amazing!!
Angie, I just love when people create treats this charming and delicious and tell you they're vegan afterward! Its recipes like this that are changing people's perception of vegan food for the better. Delish!
Honestly, I've never tasted a thumbprint cookie. But these beautiful bites with the citrusy flavor and cranberry topping is sure tempting me!
Hello Angie :) it's my first time here! Great blog you have here!
It always amazes me at home healthy yet delicious vegan recipes can be! I really need to start looking into making vegan desserts ~ Cuz i'm sure my vegan friends will really appreciate that and hahhaa my ever 'expanding' waist will too ~
You come up with such fun recipes, always different, always lovely to look at. It's always useful to have some good vegan recipes up one's sleeve and the pastry base sounds fantastic.
The lemon curd with coconut milk sounds lovely. It looks great in the cookies too!
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors and the coconut milk sounds so good with these cute little thumbprints. Need to try spelt flour - I keep seeing recipes that use this - and even in restaurants.
OMG ANgie, I lov ethese thumprints, I love lemon curd:)))
How I wish I could leave my thumbprints on the cookies, literally. :)
aaww how cute are those! I just love lemon curd .. and these cookies looks very cute.
Lemon cookies make my mouth water! I'd love these.
they look really cute and sunny - sure to brighten any day!
Hi Angie, These look great. I haven't tried any vegan baking yet, but I want to and you know cookies are right up my alley. I like the poppy seeds, I can see them in the dough. Still packing, yuck, not moving too far, but I have to get rid of lots since we are moving to a smaller place. I'd have room for these cookies though.
-Gina-
A great teatime treat for kids! Look so cute and beautiful with this vegan version!
They look so cute and I bet they are delicious!Have a great weekend,dear!
Love love love these, Angie! Really anything with lemon curd makes me drool. ;) These are beautiful.
These look like pure heaven Angie...and VEGAN?!!! How amazing.
I didn't realize you are from Germany until now! Have a great weekend!
These treats look delicious, you are truly a master! And awesome photos too!
I love making lemon curd using coconut cream. Healthy and delicious :)
Need to use spelt flour, although I've tried using buckwheat and love it!
Lemon is my favorite these are fabulous`
Fun thumbprint cookies. Love how you've dressed them up.
these look amazing :-) love lemon curd anything
I have never tried baking vegan before! I think this will be my first vegan recipe :D
Vegan lemon curd sound really healthy, wish I can taste this right away.
They have a really interesting look...with so many people seeking out alternative baking products. This is a really good way to inspire people to step out of their comfort zones.
Velva
Angie!
These look delicious and sound so nutritious with the mixed grains and nuts in them - and coconut in the lemon filling. YUM! I am always concerned about soy - as it is such a super food and so good for us - but almost impossible to source GMO free.
:)
V
Brilliant! These look fabulous :)
Interesante y exquisita receta me encanta,luce absolutamente bella,abrazos hugs,hugs.
What delicious looking cookies Angie and how nice to offer a vegan version. I love lemon ~
these just look so amazing, a touch of class in the middle of the cookie!
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I LOVE lemon curd but hate how unhealthy it is. I'm definitely trying this recipe!
Love lemon curd and now have no excuse to eat it out of the jar.
Hi Angie,
These look beautiful! Would love to try it out.
Oh now this lemon curd addict needs to make a vegan version, YUM!!! These cookies look seriously delicious:-) Hugs, Terra
awesome cookie. ireally want to taste it... so what its taste like .
great idea putting a lemon on it, thats my favorite.
I have had always had a soft spot for those thumbprint cookies too. Thank you for sharing yet another delicious concoction. I'm sitting down with a tall cup of almond milk and a coconut cookie. Perfect accompaniments to blog reading! I hope you are having a blessed week!
I didn't even know that you coulmke a vegan lemon curd: that is so cool! These treats look divine, each bite would be pure indulgence with less calories though! :) I am so going to make them soon,...;)
Love these cookies and the idea to make them vegan!
I love lemon anything... these coolies look irresistible!
These look way to delicious to be sitting there without being eaten - great recipe :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Nothing beats the bright and refreshing lemon flavor
I have never tried lemon curd in thumb prints
What an interesting recipe - I've never seen one for vegan lemon curd before!
these look incredible!! i love lemon curd. ps: your blog is amazing!
Thank you for sharing! The photos of these cookies are great. I can't wait to try this recipe!
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