Luscious Lemon Cookies with a Crisp Caramelized Sugar Finish - Yummy Gusto

Ingredients

• 540 ml full-fat milk
• 6 egg yolks from large eggs
• 225 g white sugar, granulated
• 1/8 tsp fine salt
• 1/2 tbsp vanilla bean paste
• 2 tbsp lemon peel, finely grated
• 28 g corn starch
• 42 g unsalted butter, diced into cubes
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 1/2 tbsp finely grated lemon zest
• 344 g leveled all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 200 g granulated sugar
• 224 g softened unsalted butter
• 1 room-temperature egg
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 2 1/2 tbsp grated lemon zest