Lime Creams

Name: Lime Creams
Ingredients: 1/3 cup white sugar; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 tablespoon grated lime zest; 1 egg; 1 drop green food coloring, or as desired; 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1/4 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/3 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
1 egg
1 drop green food coloring, or as desired
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions

1

Place 1/3 cup of sugar, the lime juice, lime zest, and 1 egg in a saucepan over low heat, and whisk constantly until the mixture almost reaches a simmer and begins to thicken. Remove the mixture from the heat, and tint to your desired shade of green with food coloring. Set the filling aside to cool.
2

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
3

In a bowl, cream the butter with 1/4 cup of sugar, then stir in 1 egg and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour and salt until the dough is smooth. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet, placing the balls about 2 inches apart. Use your thumb to make an indentation in the center of each dough ball. Spoon about 3/4 teaspoon of the lime filling into each.
4

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set but not browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on wire racks. When cookies are cool, sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.