Lime Cornmeal Cookies

It was so fun making these cookies.

• Ready In: 32 mins
• 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.