Luscious Lime Cookies
Lovely, luscious lime cookies are perfect for you citrus lovers. Coat them in lime-scented sugar, as pictured, for the biggest lime flavor; for a milder, sweeter cookie, add white chocolate chips, or a slather of white chocolate icing. Step-by-step photos illustrating how to make these cookies are available at Bakers' Banter, our King Arthur blog.
Cookies
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) softened butter
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar or glazing sugar
- 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons lime powder (depending on the degree of tartness you like)
- 1/2 teaspoon lime oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
Topping
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar or glazing sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lime powder
Directions
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. |
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1) Mix together the butter, sugar, lime powder, lime oil, and salt; there's no need to beat at high speed, just mix together. |
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4) Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, until set and lightly brown around the edges. |
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5) Remove from the oven, and let cool for 10 minutes. |
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6) Mix the topping ingredients, and put in a 1-gallon zip-top bag. |
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Recipe summary
- Hands-on time:
- 20 mins.
- Baking time:
- 18 mins.
- Total time:
- 1 hrs 15 mins.
- Yield:
- 25 cookies
- Recipe comments (4) »
Tips from our bakers
- For lime white chocolate chip cookies, add 1 cup white chocolate chips to the batter after you've mixed in the flour. For lime cookies with white chocolate icing, melt 1/2 cup white chocolate chips; a microwave works well here. Spread atop the cooled cookies, instead of shaking them in confectioners' sugar.
Reviews
12/13/2008
I was expecting the cookies to smaller in diameter, but thicker, more like the packaged cookie from Savannah. Next time I will put the batter in the fridge for at least an hour before rolling them into balls.
09/10/2008
Easy and wonderful tasting!
08/25/2008
I made these and took to my office, they didn't last long. Everyone enjoyed the lime flavor.
08/25/2008
I ordered this cooky so I could add it to my holiday recipes. I had tasted one at our dentist's office! Yes, he has them there (for those waiting for patients) to have a cup of coffee with them! These cookies are so delicious! It's hard to eat just one or two! The tartness is just enough so you feel it on your tongue but not so strong that you don't want another one! I tried to find them in your catalog a few months ago, but I guess they aren't always in it. These cookies are just the right size for little ones too. None goes to waste!
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