Key Lime Shortbread Cookies Food

KEY LIME SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, powdered sugar and cornstarch in bowl. Set aside.
• Beat butter in large bowl at medium speed until creamy. Add flour mixture and all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until dough forms.
• Shape dough into 2 (10-inch) logs on lightly floured surface. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Reshape logs, if necessary. Cut into 1/4-inch slices with sharp knife. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5-10 minutes on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Place powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon lime zest in bowl. Gradually stir in enough lime juice for desired glazing consistency. Spoon or brush glaze on top of cookies. Sprinkle with lime zest, if desired. Let stand until glaze is hardened.

KEY LIME SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, and cornstarch. Set aside.
• Beat butter at medium speed until creamy.
• Beat in flour mixture, zest and juice at low speed until dough forms. Dough will be crumbly.
• divide dough in half and roll into 2 10-inch logs. Wrap in plastic food wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Slice cookies into 1/4" slices and place 1" apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges start to brown.
• Remove from pan and let cookies cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make glaze. Put sugar and zest into a medium bowl. Stir in enough lime juice to get glaze to spreading consistancy.
• Spoon or brush glaze onto the tops of cooled cookies.
• Allow glaze to harden, about 15 minutes.

KEY LIME COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and egg yolk until smooth. Stir in lime juice and lime zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; blend into the creamed mixture. Form dough into 1/2 inch balls, and arrange on the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Sift confectioners' sugar over cookies while still warm.

KEY LIME BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch cake pan with nonstick spray.
• Crust:.
• Combine butter and confectioner's sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Beat on medium high for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt, and mix one more minute, until well combined.
• Move the dough to the prepared cake pan. Pat out to an even thickness over the bottom of the pan. Bake the crust for 20-25 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove from the oven, and cool on a baking rack.
• Topping:.
• Whisk the eggs and sugar together in a large bowl. Add the flour, and whisk until just combined, then whisk in the lime juice and zest. Pour the lime topping over the cooled crust, then bake for 25 more minutes, or until filling is set.
• Let the bars cool completely. Liberally dust with confectioner's sugar and cut into squares. For the neatest presentation, use a meta spatula to remove the bars from the pan.
• Leftovers will keep for 2-3 days at room temperature, or for up to a week in the fridge. Enjoy!
• Note:.
• The cookie crust dough can be prepared up to 2 days in advance, then wrapped in plastic and stored in the fridge. When you're ready to bake the bars, bring the dough to room temperature and pat out as described above.

KEY LIME BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in lime zest and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, lime juice and zest. Brush over cookies. Let stand until set. If desired, decorate with gel just before serving.

KEY LIME PIE BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first 7 ingredients until blended. Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll cookie balls in confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes., Store cookies between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

KEY LIME COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, egg and egg yolk until creamy.
• Thoroughly mix in flour, baking powder, salt, lime juice and lime peel.
• Form dough into 1/2-inch balls and place on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350º for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack.
• While still warm, sift confectioner's sugar over cookies.

KEY LIME COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
• Beat butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy; beat in yolk, lime rind and juice. Gradually stir in flour mixture.
• 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.
• Bake in 300°F/150°C oven until edges and ridges are just starting to turn golden, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Important -
• Roll in lime sugar while still warm; let cool on rack.
• Makes about 3 dozen cookies.