Tart and Sweet Key Lime Cookies
Submitted by Cindy Leigh on November 17, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Yield: 8 Dozen
Source: Modified from several different recipes
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 tsp lime oil
2 eggs
1 cup key lime juice
6 cups AP flour
1 tsp key lime powder
8 tsp baking powder
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Cream together the butter, sugar and lime oil.Beat in the egg and lime juice.
In a separate bowl sift the flour, baking powder, and lime powder.
Beat dry ingredients into batter mix. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 min or possibly till very lightly browned. Remove immediately to cooling rack.
Cool 5 min and lightly spray with PAM spray.
Gently roll in 2 cups confectioners sugar sifted with 1 1/2 Tbsp. (or to taste) lime powder.
Repeat rolling in sugar when cool.
Makes about 8 dozen.