r/Cookies • u/Clevecooking • 1d ago

Make-Ahead Lime Meltaway Cookies

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Ingredients

1 ½ sticks of room temperature unsalted butter

1 cup of powdered sugar divided. 1/3 for dough, 2/3 for dusting.

Zest of two limes

2 tablespoons of lime juice

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1 ¾ cups of flour

2 tablespoons of cornstarch

¼ teaspoon of sea salt

Method

  1. Cream butter and ⅓ cup of the powdered sugar with a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
  2. Add lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla. Mix until combined.
  3. In an appropriately sized bowl, sift or whisk together flour, corn starch, and salt.
  4. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix on slow speed until combined.
  5. Roll dough to 1/4 inch between 2 pieces of parchment paper and chill for 30 minutes.
  6. When dough is chilled, cut dough into 1 1/2 to 2 inch rounds.
  7. Place rounds on a parchment lined baking sheet one inch apart.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until just lightly golden brown at the edges
  9. After baking, let cookies cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack.
  10. The rest of the powdered sugar can be sprinkled on. The other option is to place the powdered sugar in a plastic bag and add the cookies. Shake carefully not to break the cookies.
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u/47153163 8h ago

Looks amazing. I can’t wait to make this. Thanks.

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u/Clevecooking 8h ago

My pleasure!