Lime Meltaway Cookies
Dec 14, 2019 3:15:23 GMT -5
Post by bloodbought on Dec 14, 2019 3:15:23 GMT -5
Lime Meltaways
Lime Meltaway Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fresh lime zest* (see my lime note below)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice* (see my lime note)
For sugar-dusting:
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons lime zest* (see my note)
*Lime Note: If you can’t find Key limes (best choice), simply substitute the more common (Persian) limes for this recipe. The tart flavor will be less intense, but the cookies will still taste delicious. For best results, do not use bottled or pre-packaged lime juice. Use fresh!
Warning: Lime juice may curdle your butter so follow this recipe's directions. Do not add the lime juice to the dough until the end of the mixing process.
Directions: First preheat your oven to 325° F. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Blend in the vanilla extract, salt, and lime zest.
Add the flour and baking powder, and mix very briefly until a shaggy dough forms.
Now add your lime juice and mix until a smooth dough comes together, but do not over-mix or you will develop the gluten in the flour, and your cookies will be tough instead of tender.
Roll the dough into balls
about one inch in diameter.
Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. The cookies are done when bottoms are slightly browned.
Note that cookies are fragile while warm, so handle with care.
To finish, mix ½ cup confectioners’ sugar with 2 teaspoons lime zest in a shallow bowl. While cookies are still warm, gently roll them, one at a time, in the bowl of sugar and lime zest.
After all the cookies are coated, finish by sprinkling any remaining sugar-lime mixture over the cookie tops.
Store cooled cookies in an airtight plastic container. These cookies also freeze very well. I store my extras in freezer-safe resealable plastic bags.
Lime Meltaway Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
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Lime Meltaway Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fresh lime zest* (see my lime note below)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice* (see my lime note)
For sugar-dusting:
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons lime zest* (see my note)
*Lime Note: If you can’t find Key limes (best choice), simply substitute the more common (Persian) limes for this recipe. The tart flavor will be less intense, but the cookies will still taste delicious. For best results, do not use bottled or pre-packaged lime juice. Use fresh!
Warning: Lime juice may curdle your butter so follow this recipe's directions. Do not add the lime juice to the dough until the end of the mixing process.
Directions: First preheat your oven to 325° F. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Blend in the vanilla extract, salt, and lime zest.
Add the flour and baking powder, and mix very briefly until a shaggy dough forms.
Now add your lime juice and mix until a smooth dough comes together, but do not over-mix or you will develop the gluten in the flour, and your cookies will be tough instead of tender.
Roll the dough into balls
about one inch in diameter.
Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. The cookies are done when bottoms are slightly browned.
Note that cookies are fragile while warm, so handle with care.
To finish, mix ½ cup confectioners’ sugar with 2 teaspoons lime zest in a shallow bowl. While cookies are still warm, gently roll them, one at a time, in the bowl of sugar and lime zest.
After all the cookies are coated, finish by sprinkling any remaining sugar-lime mixture over the cookie tops.
Store cooled cookies in an airtight plastic container. These cookies also freeze very well. I store my extras in freezer-safe resealable plastic bags.
Lime Meltaway Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
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