Last updated on August 8th, 2017 at 11:32 am
These lime meltaways are the perfect Christmas cookie. They simply melt in your mouth and if you love lime flavor then this cookie is for you.
Welcome to Day 7 of 12 days of Christmas!
No more chocolate today, my friends. Today these cookies are all about limes. We need variety in our cookies, and a lime is something you don’t see often in a cookie. Sure I’ll have more chocolate cookies for you, but let’s focus on these lime meltaways. The name itself suggests they simply melt in your mouth, and they do. I love these cookies, such a refreshing change.
I made these lime meltaways last weekend and brought most of them to work. Everyone really enjoyed them. They are just delicious. Normally I like chocolate cookies, I’ll admit it, but these are a nice and refreshing change. You have to try them at least once, and the good thing is, this recipe will make you about 5 dozen cookies, so plenty that you can share with your friends and family.
Lime Meltaways
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- 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- zest of 2 limes
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tbsp flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- In a mixer, cream the butter and 1/3 cup of sugar until fluffy. Add lime zest, juice, and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch and salt then add to the butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined.
- Roll dough into two 1 1/4 inch diameter logs and cover with wrap and chill for at least an hour.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchments or use a silpat. Place remaining 2/3 cup powdered sugar in a resealable plastic bag. Slice the dough into 1/8 inch thick rounds. Place cookies on baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
- Bake cookies until golden, about 15 minutes then cool on a wire rack. While still warm place the cookies in the sugar-filled bag, and toss to coat.
- You can store these for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
Enjoy!
Mariah says
March 18, 2017 at 5:12 pmI made these for St. Patrick’s Day. They were almost gone within the first ten minutes. My uncle said it was the perfect cookie.
NOla says
January 9, 2014 at 10:04 amhow many grams are there in a stick of butter as i am in Australia and we have different sizes of butter for cooking. thanks
jo says
January 10, 2014 at 12:51 amThere are 113.5 g of butter in a stick. 🙂
Linda says
December 17, 2013 at 1:57 pmI live in China but every time I go back home to the states, I stop in my favorite craft store and I buy a few boxes of lime cookies. These look very similar to the ones I have been buying. I can make them at home, thank you! When I bake them, I can have one of my favorite cookies and save luggage space.
jo says
December 17, 2013 at 2:14 pmThere you go! 🙂
John says
June 24, 2012 at 6:38 pmI am not a lime fan, but these are wonderful. Definitely a keeper!