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Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies: Lemon Cookie Cups

Lemon Cookie Cups

DAY 3: Lemon Cookie Cups

If you like lemon bars, you will love these cute little lemon cups! They are made with a rich, buttery cookie cup base and filled with homemade lemon curd filling.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving and decorate as desired.

Sweet and tart, and perfect for adding to cookie plates.

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Lemon Meringue No-Bake Cheesecake

Lemon Meringue No-Bake Cheesecake

A delicious marriage of lemon meringue pie and no-bake cheesecake!

If you make your own lemon curd, you will come out about even on the eggs, since lemon curd only uses yolks and the meringue topping only uses whites.

Lemon Meringue No-Bake Cheesecake 2

I like to line the inside of my springform pan with a 4” high acetate strip before adding the cheesecake filling (after cooking the crust). Sometimes these are called “cake collars.” This will help keep the sides of your cheesecake smooth when removing it from the pan. The strip will just peel off of the cheesecake after taking off the side of the springform pan.

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