Georgetown Lime Cookies
From The Joy of Cookies, by Sharon Tyler Herbst, Barron's, 1987.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Finely grated peel of 2 limes
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar mixed with 1/4 teaspoon each ground nutmeg and cinnamon
for topping
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 3 to 4 large baking sheets. In a medium bowl,
combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon Set aside.
in a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and lime peel until light and
fluffy. Gradually beat in lime juice. Stir in flour mixture 1/2 cup at
a time, blending well after each addition.
Place sugar-spice mixture in a small bowl. Roll rounded teaspoons of dough
into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in sugar-spice mixture; arrange, 1 inch
apart, on prepared baking sheets. Use a decorative cookie stamp or the
bottom of a glass to flatten balls slightly.
Bake 13 to 16 minutes, or until deep golden brown on the bottom. Cool on
racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week; freeze
for longer storage
Comments
Needless to say, we went for the bottom-of-the-glass option.
Jim Plank
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