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KEY LIME BUTTER COOKIES



Key Lime Butter Cookies image

I love limes so much that if a recipe calls for lemons I almost always use limes instead. With their pretty green color, these are perfect for Christmas-you can also make them as sandwich cookies and use lime curd for the filling.-Deirdre Cox, Kansas City, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
Sugar
GLAZE:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
4 teaspoons Key lime or regular lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
Green decorating gel, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in lime zest and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, lime juice and zest. Brush over cookies. Let stand until set. If desired, decorate with gel just before serving.

Nutrition Facts :

KEY LIME COOKIES



Key Lime Cookies image

These soft, cake-like treats are like a little key lime pie in cookie form.

Provided by Cruguru

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 33

Number Of Ingredients 12

cooking spray
½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
½ cup butter, at room temperature
½ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
1 large egg
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup white chocolate chips
2 tablespoons Key lime zest

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray or line with silicone baking liners.
  • Combine cream cheese, butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Slowly beat in flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold in white chocolate chips and lime zest.
  • Drop teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 1 inch between each cookie.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set and lightly browned around the edges, 10 to 14 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 106 calories, Carbohydrate 11.7 g, Cholesterol 17.9 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 63.8 mg, Sugar 7.9 g

KEY LIME COOKIES



Key Lime Cookies image

Make and share this Key Lime Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Lvs2Cook

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, plus
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (or Key Lime juice)
1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest (green part only)
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, egg and egg yolk until creamy.
  • Thoroughly mix in flour, baking powder, salt, lime juice and lime peel.
  • Form dough into 1/2-inch balls and place on lightly greased baking sheets.
  • Bake at 350º for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack.
  • While still warm, sift confectioner's sugar over cookies.

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