Lime Meltaway Spritz Cookies
Buttery melt-in-your-mouth spritz cookies flavored with lime zest and finished with a tangy lime glaze.
🍽️ Makes 36
Ingredients
| 1 cup | 240 ml | butter, softened |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | powdered sugar |
| 1 3/4 cups | 420 ml | flour |
| 1/4 cup | 60 ml | cornstarch |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | lime zest |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | vanilla |
| — | green food coloring | |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | powdered sugar (glaze) |
| 4 teaspoons | 20 ml | lime juice (glaze) |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | lime zest (glaze) |
Instructions
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 separate pieces. Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. To prepare glaze: combine glaze ingredients and brush over cooled cookies. Let stand until set.