Key Lime Shortbread Cookies

Name: Key Lime Shortbread Cookies
Yield: Makes 24 cookies
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1¼ cups confectioners’ sugar; Grated zest of 1 lime; ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar; Grated zest of 2 limes; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cups unbleached (all-purpose) flour

Preparation info

Makes
24
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back in the Day Bakery Made With Love

By Cheryl Day and Griffith Day

Published 2015

About

These shortbread cookies are loaded with enough lime flavor to make you pucker up. They have a delicate, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth texture and are topped with a glaze made with both lime juice and zest.

Ingredients

½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla ex

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Line two cookie sheets with parchment.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large mixing bowl, using a handheld mixer), cream together the butter, vanilla, salt, and lime zest on medium speed until combined. Turn the mixer speed down to low and add the confectioners’ sugar, then mix on medium-high speed for 3 to 5 minutes, until very light and fluffy.<