Margarita Cookies
This comes from the cookbook "1 Dough, 100 Cookies" by Linda Doeser and has become one of my favorites. It is a fairly basic recipe but the frosting really brings it to a whole new level. I used regular sugar instead of superfine sugar and Sauza tequila (not a white variety) that I happened to have in my pantry. I am not a tequila connoisseur but this seemed to work out just fine. Enjoy!
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READY IN: 25mins
YIELD: 30 cookies
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 3⁄4cup superfine sugar
- 1
- 1egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 2teaspoons orange liqueur or 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 2 1⁄2cups all-purpose flour
- 1pinch salt
- 1 1⁄4cups confectioners' sugar
- 2tablespoons white tequila
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with baking parchment.
- Put the butter, sugar, and lime rind into a bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon, then beat in the egg yolk and orange liqueur or orange extract.
- Sift together the flour and a pinch of salt into the mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.
- Scoop up tablespoons of the dough and put them on the prepared cookie sheets, then flatten gently. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until light golden brown.
- Let cool on the cookie sheets for 5-10 minutes, then using a metal spatula, carefully transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Sift the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and stir in sufficient tequila to give the mixture the consistency of thick cream.
- With the cookies still on the racks, drizzle the frosting over them with a teaspoon. Let set.
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