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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 32 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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It was so fun making these cookies. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
1 large egg yolk |
2 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated lime peel |
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal |
1 cup confectioners' sugar |
2 teaspoons lime juice |
2 teaspoons water |
green liquid food coloring or yellow liquid food coloring |
Directions:
1. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
2. Beat in yolk,lime peel and juice.
3. On low speed, beat in flour and cornmeal.
4. On a lightly floured surface with lightly floured hands, roll dough into an 8 inch long log.
5. Wrap and freeze 1 hour or until firm enough to slice neatly.
6. Heat oven to 350 F.
7. Cut log in 1/4 thick slices.
8. Cut each slice in half.
9. Place 2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet (s).
10. Bake 12 minutes or until edges of cookies begin to brown lightly.
11. Cool on sheet 1 minute before removing.
12. ICING: Whisk sugar,juice and water in bowl until smooth.
13. Whisk in a tiny amount (less than 1 drop) food color until lightly tinted.
14. Scrape into a small ziptop plastic bag, snip tip off 1 corner and drizzle icing over cookies.
15. Let dry.
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