Lime Cornmeal Cookies

Submitted by Mary in LA.

"It was so fun making these cookies."

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 64 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons freshly grated lime peel
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal

• ICING

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons water
• green liquid food coloring or yellow liquid food coloring

directions

1. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
2. Beat in yolk,lime peel and juice.
3. On low speed, beat in flour and cornmeal.
4. On a lightly floured surface with lightly floured hands, roll dough into an 8 inch long log.
5. Wrap and freeze 1 hour or until firm enough to slice neatly.
6. Heat oven to 350 F.
7. Cut log in 1/4 thick slices.
8. Cut each slice in half.
9. Place 2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet (s).
10. Bake 12 minutes or until edges of cookies begin to brown lightly.
11. Cool on sheet 1 minute before removing.
12. ICING: Whisk sugar,juice and water in bowl until smooth.
13. Whisk in a tiny amount (less than 1 drop) food color until lightly tinted.
14. Scrape into a small ziptop plastic bag, snip tip off 1 corner and drizzle icing over cookies.
15. Let dry.