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Lemon Tartlets Recipe

By Lorraine

 
easy recipe for lemon tartlets. Mini lemon filled shortbread cookie cups.Do you have lemon-lovers in your house? I do.  Several of them. These bite-sized, lemony little tartlets are sweet and tart and most wonderful! Even kids like to bake a batch of Lemon Tartlets.

 

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Easy recipe for Lemon Tartlets. Delicious little cookies filled with a sweet lemony center are perfect for Christmas or with tea as a dessert.
A light sprinkling of powdered sugar is all they need.
 
 
 
Easy recipe for Lemon Tartlets. Delicious little cookies filled with a sweet lemony center are perfect for Christmas or with tea as a dessert.
One of the lemon-lovers is our grandson, Noah. He’s pretty hands-on in the kitchen so he was happy to make a batch of lemon tartlets during one of his sleep-overs.

 

 

Easy recipe for Lemon Tartlets. Delicious little cookies filled with a sweet lemony center are perfect for Christmas or with tea as a dessert.

The soft dough can be pressed into the mini muffin tins with your floured fingers but it is so much easier and uniform using a wooden shaper. Noah got the hang of it and went to town shaping each tart.

 

 

Easy recipe for Lemon Tartlets. Delicious little cookies filled with a sweet lemony center are perfect for Christmas or with tea as a dessert.
It is helpful to dip the wooden shaper into flour and tap off excess between each tart.

 

 

Easy recipe for Lemon Tartlets. Delicious little cookies filled with a sweet lemony center are perfect for Christmas or with tea as a dessert.

He is pretty happy with the results!

 

How to make lemon tartlets

 

Lemon tartlets are tender little pie-like tartlets for every lemon lover! Easy how-to recipe for lemon tartlets with just the right amount of sweet and tart.Zest a lemon using a microplane or zester. You will need 2 teaspoons of zest.

 

With a lemon squeezer or your hands, juice a lemon. To get the most juice, roll the uncut lemon on the counter with the palm of your hand applying pressure. This will break down the segments making sure you get every drop of juice. You should be able to get 2 tablespoons of juice from each lemon. Pick up two of them for the 3 tablespoons of juice you will need for this recipe.

 

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 325. Spray 2 mini muffin pans (or pan with 24 cups) with PAM.

Making the dough:

In mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg white; blend well. Add flour; mix just until well blended.

Lemon tartlets are tender little pie-like tartlets for every lemon lover! Easy how-to recipe for lemon tartlets with just the right amount of sweet and tart.Divide into 24 pieces and drop into mini muffin cups. Press into prepared pan with a wooden tart press or your use your fingers to form tart shells.

 

 

Lemon tartlets are tender little pie-like tartlets for every lemon lover! Easy how-to recipe for lemon tartlets with just the right amount of sweet and tart.

 

Making the lemon tartlet filling

For filling, lightly beat eggs with a beater or whisk. Beat in sugar and butter, lemon zest and juice. Mix well.

 

Lemon tartlets are tender little pie-like tartlets for every lemon lover! Easy how-to recipe for lemon tartlets with just the right amount of sweet and tart.Pour filling evenly into tart shells.

 

Lemon tartlets are tender little pie-like tartlets for every lemon lover! Easy how-to recipe for lemon tartlets with just the right amount of sweet and tart.Bake 20-22 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.

Remove pan to cooling rack for 5 mins. Remove from pan and cool completely.

Store tightly covered in refrigerator. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

YIELD: 24 tartlets at 90 calories each

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Lemon Tartlets Recipe

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makes 24 tartlets

Tart Shells:

  •  1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  •  1 egg white
  •  1 1/4 cups flour
 
Filling:
  • 2 eggs
  •  1/3 cup sugar
  •  1 Tbs. butter melted & cooled
  • 2 tsp. lemon zest
  • 3 Tbs. lemon juice
  • Powdered sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 325. Spray 2 mini muffin pans (or pan with 24 cups) with PAM. In mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg white; blend well. Add flour; mix just until well blended. Divide into 24 pieces and drop into muffin cups. Press into tart shells.

 
For filling, lightly whisk eggs. Whisk in sugar and butter, lemon zest and juice. Mix well. Pour filling evenly into tart shells.
 

Bake 20-22 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove pan to cooling rack for 5 mins. Remove from pan and cool completely. Store tightly covered in refrigerator. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

YIELD: 24 tartlets at 90 calories each

Pampered Chef Recipe

 

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Lemon Danish PieFrosted lemon Danish pie is a quick and easy dessert recipe similar to fruit bars. A perfect balance of tart and sweet using pie filling. 

 

Braided Lemon Anise BreadThis easy recipe for a pretty loaf of braided and glazed Lemon Anise Bread is soft and full of flavor. Make the dough using a bread machine or traditionally. After rising, shape, rise again and bake. Cool, then drizzle on a light lemony glaze. Lovely with tea, Mother's Day or for any special occasion.

 

 
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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Cookies, lemon, Noah

Comments

  1. Lor_GPTH says

    August 27, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    @mary Ellen Riley, My mini muffin pans have 12 cups in each pan, so I use 2 pans. The recipe yields 24 mini tartlets.

    Reply
  2. Mary Ellen Riley says

    August 27, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    Which size pan do we use? The recipe yields 24 mini tarts, but uses 2 mini muffin pans. 2 Mini Muffin pans yield 48 mini muffins.

    Reply
  3. Lor_GPTH says

    August 9, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    Hi Jennifer, these tartlets are nothing like a lemon meringue pie consistency, more like a filled cookie I would say.

    Reply
  4. Jennifer Von Behren says

    August 9, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    I am unable to tell by your pictures if your filling is has been cooked through. I was expecting a more lemon meringue type consistency and instead got a more cake-like consistency with very minimal lemon flavor. They are very pretty but definitely not what I was expecting.

    Reply
  5. Corinne Harris says

    May 25, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    Can I refrigerate the dough overnight and then put it in the muffin pan the next day?

    Reply
    • Lor_GPTH says

      May 25, 2016 at 6:36 pm

      I have never waited to complete the recipe but I guess the dough would be good if refrigerated. It takes just a little longer to make the lemon filling and bake and the finished tartlets keep well stored in the fridge.

      Reply
  6. Krin rin says

    May 7, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    cake flour or all purose flour?:D

    Reply
    • Lor_GPTH says

      May 13, 2016 at 1:42 pm

      All purpose flour.

      Reply
  7. Happy Baker says

    February 14, 2016 at 2:19 pm

    I am making these today for Valentines Day! My entire family loves anything lemon, and these are going to be a huge hit. Thanks for sharing such an easy, delicious dessert These are absolutely perfectly scrumptious!!

    Reply
  8. Rachel Page says

    July 20, 2015 at 2:57 am

    You nailed it. Those look awesome!

    Reply
  9. Lori G says

    January 29, 2014 at 3:14 am

    I made these tartlets and they turned out well and taste divine. Very easy to make the the crust taste like shortbread.

    Thank you for the recipe

    Reply
  10. Gypsy Heart says

    August 4, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    Gorgeous and I know they are delish! Will definitely try these…love everything lemon.

    Noah looks adorable!

    xo
    Pat

    Reply
  11. Gypsy Heart says

    August 4, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    Gorgeous and I know they are delish! Will definitely try these…love everything lemon.

    Noah looks adorable!

    xo
    Pat

    Reply
  12. nora says

    March 6, 2013 at 6:52 am

    I've tried this recipe it is really accurate and insanely yummy..thanks

    Reply
  13. Martha says

    November 16, 2012 at 10:32 am

    mmmm, lemon and shortbread. what's not to like?! and such a cute size too!

    Reply
  14. Juliana Pulmakutsed says

    November 10, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    These are absolutely divine! However, I got only 12 out of this recipe- maybe the author used mini muffin tins..
    I did put less sugar to the dough and one more spoon of lemon juice into the filling.

    Reply
  15. Lauren says

    September 27, 2012 at 12:32 am

    I just made these according to the recipe. When I took them out of the oven, the filling was cooked completely through! It looked nothing like your picture. I'm not sure if you left out a step or something, but mine did not look like this. I'm modifying the baking time and adding the filling after the crust has cooked on its own to see if that makes a difference. Just wanted to let you know.

    Reply
    • Shannon Giovanniello says

      November 22, 2012 at 5:43 am

      Hard time "pressing into tart shell" any suggestions….very sticky

      Reply
    • Unknown says

      June 11, 2016 at 7:18 pm

      Pampered Chef makes a wooden mini tart shaper that works great. You need to dip it in flour a couple of times for every tart you shape. As you shape each tart, the flour kind of sticks to the shaper and makes it easier to manage. I usually tap it on my flour container after dredging it in flour to tap off the excess. There was a time when I lost my shaper and used a bottle cap. Didn't work very well but it did work.

      Reply
  16. Kate Madsen says

    August 11, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    OH yes!! Doing this!

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    May 12, 2010 at 1:26 am

    Thanks for posting this recipe! I made these last week and they were a hit with friends and family.

    Reply
  18. zoom yummy says

    April 25, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    Yum! That looks wonderfully delicious and refreshing – exactly my kind of sweets! Could you send some over, please? 🙂

    Cheers!

    Petra

    Reply
  19. Red Couch Recipes says

    April 20, 2010 at 3:37 am

    Your lemon tartlets oook so yummy and so does your photography. Joni

    Reply
  20. Maggie Ann says

    March 27, 2009 at 1:31 am

    Those look delicious! Thank you for the kind words about my artwork. I glue-stick my collage together. I love to start with a watercolor background and build on that. I dip my watercolor paper in a ‘bath’ and keep the prettiest ones to work with. I am woefully behind in doing collage. And wonder if I can find my way back again…lol. Do you have an art blog also?

    Reply
  21. crochet lady says

    March 26, 2009 at 11:29 pm

    Those look so good. I love lemon goodies. One of the first treats I made with my mother were lemon bars. I remember licking my sticky fingers and thinking there was nothing better tasting!

    Reply
  22. Janice says

    March 26, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    I love lemon tart, these are so cute.

    Reply
  23. Miss Jen says

    March 26, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    Mrs.H,
    These little darlings look ever SO delicious!!!
    I am a big fan of “high tea” …so I will have to make these sometime soon!! They just look SO cute, sweet and tea~ish like!! Thank you for being so kind as to share the recipe, bless you!!

    Love Always,
    Miss Jen

    Reply
  24. marie says

    March 26, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    Hmmmmmm…..these look really yummy! I think I’ll try these for a special Easter treat! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
  25. Lady Farmer says

    March 26, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    I am definetely going to try these. Gentleman Farmer loves lemon bar cookies which I haven’t made him in awhile. He will love these for sure. Thanks for the recipe.
    Blessings!

    Reply
  26. Silver says

    March 26, 2009 at 10:42 am

    ME want some!!!

    Reply

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