Lemon Poppy Seed Tartlet with a Strawberry Rose Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Lemon Poppy Seed Tartlet with a Strawberry Rose Recipe). Spring is finally upon us and what better way to celebrate with a little sweet that looks like it was freshly plucked from the garden. Here a jeweled toned strawberry is transformed into a blooming rose with a few simple knife cuts. It rests on a tangy cream cheese filling that cozies up to a butter and tart lemon poppyseed cookie.

Brief

Prep 40 mins

Cook: 12 mins

Total: 52 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 2 dozen

Lemon Poppy Seed Tartlet with a Strawberry Rose Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter

at room temperature

¾ cup white sugar

1 egg

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 teaspoons lemon zest

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons poppy seeds

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

at room temperature

¼ cup sour cream

2 ½ tablespoons white sugar

24 strawberries

1 small bunch fresh mint

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine butter and 3/4 cup sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg lemon juice lemon zest and vanilla extract. Stir in flour poppy seeds and salt until dough comes together and no floury streaks remain.

Step 3

Pinch off 1 1/2 teaspoon-sized pieces of dough and roll into balls. Place balls on the lined baking sheets. Press down on each ball with your thumb to create a small indent.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until firm about 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and use the back of a spoon to reinforce each indent. Continue baking until cookies are barely golden around the edges about 5 minutes more.

Step 5

Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 6

Mix cream cheese sour cream and 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl until well blended. Fill each cooled cookie with 1/2 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture.

Step 7

Make 4 deep cuts along the bottom third of each strawberry using a sharp paring knife. Fan out the cuts carefully so they open up. Repeat this process cutting in between the cuts from the row below until you reach the top.

Step 8

Place a strawberry rose over each cookie; tuck 1 or 2 mint leaves around each strawberry.

Nutritional Information

Lemon Poppy Seed Tartlet with a Strawberry Rose Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 195.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.8g 6%

Carbohydrates: 19.6g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 0.8g 3%

Sugars: 8.7g

Fat: 12.1g 19%

Saturated Fat: 7.3g 37%

Cholesterol: 39.4mg 13%

Vitamin A Iu: 404.7IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 11%

Vitamin C: 12.2mg 20%

Folate: 32.8mcg 8%

Calcium: 31.3mg 3%

Iron: 1.8mg 10%

Magnesium: 10.1mg 4%

Potassium: 70.9mg 2%

Sodium: 106.8mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 109.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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