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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Originally called Key Lime Dusties in the Homemakers Magazine! Most Key lime cookies are rolled in icing sugar, these are rolled in lime sugar - white sugar and finely grated Key lime zest, which I prefer. These little gems will melt in your mouth! You can use regular limes to make these too. See directions for preparing lime sugar before baking cookies. Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
3/4 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup icing sugar |
1 egg yolk |
1 1/2 teaspoons grated key lime rind |
4 teaspoons key lime juice |
1/4 cup granulated sugar |
1/2 teaspoon grated key lime zest (scant 1/2 tsp (2ml) |
Directions:
1. Sugar Coating: In small bowl of food processor, whirl sugar and lime rind until sugar is fine. Transfer to bowl; cover and let stand for at least 2 hours or overnight. (If sugar clumps, break up into powder.).
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
3. Beat butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy; beat in yolk, lime rind and juice. Gradually stir in flour mixture.
4. Transfer dough to pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch/ 1 cm star tip (or plastic bag with corner cut out). Pipe out 1-1/2-inch/4 cm long cookies onto parchment paper–lined baking sheet.
5. Bake in 300°F/150°C oven until edges and ridges are just starting to turn golden, 25 to 30 minutes.
6. Important -
7. Roll in lime sugar while still warm; let cool on rack.
8. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
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