Zesty Lime Cookies
- Ready In:
- 47mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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20 cookies
ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄4 cup lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
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GLAZE
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 -3 drops green food coloring
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease or line sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat butter and sugar until well combined. Add zest and lime juice. Beat well. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix until dough comes together.
- Roll 2 tablespoons dough on a lightly floured surface to form 4-inch log. Curl into a ring and gently press ends together. Your cookie will look like a small donut. Place on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven 15-17 minutes or until lightly golden around the edges. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack ro finish cooling.
- GLAZE:.
- Combine ingredients for glaze. Drizzle over cookies to create a zigzag pattern and wait for the glaze to set.
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