KEY LIME THUMBPRINTS

Key Lime Thumbprints image

Provided by Little Suzy Homemak

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 60 cookies, 60 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 large egg yolks, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon key lime zest, finely grated
3 tablespoons fresh key lime juice
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

Make the Dough: Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until pale and fluffy. Add yolks and vanilla, and beat for 1 minute. Reduce speed to low, and beat in flour and salt until combined. Cover, and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour (or up to 1 day).
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Make the Filling: Whisk sugar, flour and eggs in a medium bowl. Stir in lime zest, juice and salt.
Roll balls of dough using 2 teaspoons dough for each. Place 1 inch apart on parchment lined baking sheets. With the handle of a wooden spoon, press gently in the center of each to creat an indentation.
Bake for 10 minutes. Press centers if indentation loses definition.
Spoon filling into centers. Bake until cookies are light brown around edges, 6-8 minutes.
Let cool on wire racks.
Cookies will keep, covered, for up to 2 days.
Just before serving dust with confectioner's sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 72.7, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 25.7, Sodium 52.8, Carbohydrate 9.4, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 5.1, Protein 1