If the dream fairies are taking requests, tonight I’d like my dreams to include:

the bright green grass of a perfectly manicured baseball field.

first kisses.

lemonade so cold and tart it almost hurts my teeth.

… maybe a waterfall… that might be nice.

… the sound of my aunt dede humming to herself?…. that could be pretty special.

and perhaps these lemon cookies, cold… from the freezer.

I rarely put in dream requests, but I’m feeling rather particular tonight. K. Thanks.

These cookies: little dreams… I swear to it.

Light meringues are infused with lemon zest and vanilla and baked until crisp and dry. That’s just the beginning.

I used this tip and a piping bag to make little meringue star cookies. It’s a big tip… although I’m not smart enough to know the size.

I piped 50 stars between two sheets. Half of the stars stayed full and pretty, the other half of the stars I smoothed into a flat-ish circle. The flat meringues will be the bottom of the lemon meringue sandwich.

These cookies bake in a low low oven for 2 hours. The result is a crisp, light-as-air, dream cookie. Dreeeeaaaaammmmm cookie.

Citrus curd… Hello!

So easy to make. So bright and happy. So easy to shovel in my face with a spoon at midnight after I’ve already gotten out of bed to make myself a random bowl of grits.

… or whatever.

The hardest part about making curd is straining it through a fine mesh strainer… and we both know that’s no effort at all.

Oh, wait. Another tough part is when you fill the curd jar too full… and you have to spoon a good portion into you mouth to keep it from overflowing. That’s hard.

Lemon bottom. Lemon curd middle. Lemon top.

Sandwiched together, they’re the perfect bite. All you need is a big mouth.

These little clouds are delicate, sweet and bright. They taste exactly like Lemon Meringue Pie. They’re my dream come true. I wish I could tell you that I shared these cookies with people that I know and love, but the truth is… I shoved most of these cookies in my mouth before I told anyone that I even made them.

There are a few tricks you should know when making these cookies:

Humidity will effect the meringues. The more humid, or moist the air, the stickier the meringues will get. It’s just one of those things.

These are not really travel cookies. They should be assembled right before they’re eaten. I like the curd cold cold cold in these cookies. I assembled the cookies, and left them to chill in the freezer for 20 minutes before serving… to myself. They were incredible!

Assemble. Chill for 20 minutes to an hour. Serve. Freak out. …that’s how it should go.

Oh! You may have a bit of extra curd left over. Eat it. Just eat it.