Lime Meltaway Spritz Food

LIME MELTAWAY SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• in a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar till light and fluffy.gradually beat in flour and cornstarch.stir in lime peel and vanilla.
• tint half of the dough green if desired --
• using a cookie press fitted with a ribbon disk, press dough into 12" long strips 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.cut each strip into 3" pieces.do not seperate pieces.
• bake at 350* for 8-10 minutes or edges are light brown --
• cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
• to prepare GLAZE:.
• combine glaze ingredients and brush over cooled cookie --
• let stand until set.

LIME MELTAWAYS FROM ''THE MARTHA STEWART SHOW''

Steps:

• Put butter and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add lime zest and juice and vanilla, and mix until fluffy.
• Whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl. Add to butter mixture, and mix on low speed until just combined.
• Divide dough in half. Place each half on an 8-by-12-inch sheet of parchment paper. Roll in parchment to form a log 1 1/4 inches in diameter, pressing a ruler along edge of parchment at each turn to narrow log. Refrigerate logs until cold and firm, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove parchment from logs; cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Space rounds 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake cookies until barely golden, about 13 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool slightly, 8 to 10 minutes. While still warm, toss cookies with remaining 2/3 cup sugar in a resealable plastic bag. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

LIME SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter, confectioners' sugar and lime zest in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low; add the flour mixture and beat until just combined. Transfer two-thirds of the dough to a separate bowl and set aside. Add the food coloring to the remaining one-third of the dough and beat with the mixer until combined.
• Assemble a cookie press according to the manufacturer's instructions. Working in batches, fill the press with about 3 tablespoons plain dough, then 3 tablespoons green dough, then 3 more tablespoons plain dough. Press cookies about 1 inch apart onto 2 ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are set but not browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 3 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

LIME MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line baking sheets with parchment.
• Cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until fluffy.
• Add the lime juice, zest and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
• In another bowl, combine together flour, cornstarch and salt.
• Add to butter mixture and beat until combined.
• Roll into a log and chill for 1 hour.
• Slice logs into 1/8-inch rounds.
• Place rounds on sheets and bake until golden, 11-15 minutes.
• While still warm, place cookies in bag with the rest of the powdered sugar and toss gently to coat.
• They are tender and may break apart.

KEY LIME SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar, salt and baking powder. Beat until combined.
• Beat in lime juice and egg.
• Beat in flour (if the dough gets too stiff, continue combining with a wooden spoon).
• Stir in lime peel.
• Place unchilled dough in cookie press and form shapes one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Top with coarse sugar, if desired.
• Bake for 6-8 minutes until edges are firm but not brown.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• If desired, drizzle with Lime Icing and let stand 20 minutes or until set, or dip cookies in icing and top with green sugar.
• LIME ICING: Stir together 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice and 2-3 teaspoons of milk to make a drizzling consistency. Tint with green food coloring if you like. Makes about 1/3 cup.