Name: Lime Zingers
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 72 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons finely shredded lime peel; 1/4 cup lime juice (about 2 limes); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/4 cups flour; 3/4 cup finely chopped brazil nuts or 3/4 cup hazelnuts; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla

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ingredients

COOKIE
1 cup butter, softened
¹⁄₂ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons finely shredded lime peel
¹⁄₄ cup lime juice (about 2 limes)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
³⁄₄ cup finely chopped brazil nuts or 3/4 cup hazelnuts
CITRUS CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

In large mixing bowl beat butter on high speed for 30 seconds.
Add sugar and beat until combined.
Beat in lime peel, lime juice and vanilla until combined.
Mix in flour until combined.
Add nuts and stir just until combined.
Divide dough in half.
On lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
Using 1-2 inch cookie cutters, cut out dough (shape of your choice).
Place cutouts on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until light brown around the edges.
Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
While cooling, beat all frosting ingredients together with mixer, until smooth. May tint with green food coloring if desired. Adjust consistency with powedered sugar until spreadable.
Frost cooled cookies.
Store frosted cookies in refrigerator.

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review by Tricia Foley

4/6/2007

This has just become my FAVORITE cookie. I did not use the cream cheese frosting just the cookie recipe. What a great tart cookie. The only thing I did different is, I refrigerated the dough for about an hour before rolling it out. What a beautiful beatuiful dough. No problems what so ever. I got exactly 24 cookies out of this recipe. For those of you who love really tart recipes may I suggest just mixing some powder sugar and fresh lime juice. It was an excelent icing on these.

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