LIME CREAMS

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Basic thumbprint cookie. Very pretty, easy, and somewhat different flavor. Lovely on a tray with other Christmas cookies. These do not keep well, but neither do they last long. I frequently double this recipe, or else they are gone before I have them all baked.

Provided by Terre

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Thumbprint Cookie Recipes

Time 1h12m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

⅓ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
1 egg
1 drop green food coloring, or as desired
⅓ cup butter, softened
¼ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting

Steps:

  • Place 1/3 cup of sugar, the lime juice, lime zest, and 1 egg in a saucepan over low heat, and whisk constantly until the mixture almost reaches a simmer and begins to thicken. Remove the mixture from the heat, and tint to your desired shade of green with food coloring. Set the filling aside to cool.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • In a bowl, cream the butter with 1/4 cup of sugar, then stir in 1 egg and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour and salt until the dough is smooth. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet, placing the balls about 2 inches apart. Use your thumb to make an indentation in the center of each dough ball. Spoon about 3/4 teaspoon of the lime filling into each.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set but not browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on wire racks. When cookies are cool, sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Cholesterol 14.9 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 32.3 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

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