My earliest memories of my grandmother was her baking in the kitchen. I would sit at her kitchen table and watch her intently as she moved methodically from one cupboard, bowl and ingredient to the next. She never wore an apron, choosing instead to wear a housedress and pink fuzzy slippers. She made the best pumpkin and apple pies, delicious tarts, Christmas shortbread and my childhood favourite, peanut butter squares (the ones with the multicoloured marshmallows).
When I was young I watched, but as I grew older I was allowed to measure, pour, stir and bake. I learned about the importance of order in cooking and the chemistry of certain ingredients. I loved every minute.
While I still make some of those recipes, I have modified them and changed them to add more variety and greater appeal. This recipe is one of those modifications, Lime Shortbread Cookies with Cream Cheese Glaze. A simple base, with some delicious additions.
- 1 cup Gay Lea Butter softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp finely shredded lime peel
- ¼ cup lime juice (1 large lime juiced)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2¼ all purpose flour
- ½ cup finely ground almonds
- Preheat oven to 325
- In a stand mixer beat butter on medium until its beginning to fluff
- Beat in sugar, lime peel, lime juice and vanilla until combined (scraping down sides often)
- Add flour cup by cup until the mixer can no longer stir
- Add remaining flour to bowl and mix with a large wooden spoon
- Add ground almonds and mix until combined
- Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper and roll dough until flat
- Cut with cookie cutters OR Roll doll into a long round cylinder and slice into ½ inch thick rounds
- Place on parchment lined cookie sheet (ungreased)
- Bake 7-8 minutes until edges begin to brown
- Transfer to a wire rack and cool
- Spread icing/glaze after cooled
- 1 pkg light cream cheese (250 g)
- 1.5 cups icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Juice of two limes
- Grated lime peel (optional)
- Beat cream cheese in a stand mixer until whipped
- Add icing sugar ½ cup at at time and mix thoroughly
- Add vanilla and juice of 1-2 limes until desired thickness/consistency
- Add lime peel to the icing and/or garnish cookies with extra peel
Disclosure: I am part of the Gay Lea Blogger Campaign with Mom Central Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
Brilliant recipe as always, Kerrie! Not much of a cook but those pics really do make me want to at least give it a shot. It looks delish! I’ll be back to rate it once I’ve given it a try. :)
Although, I don’t expect much great results from my cooking. Haha
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In all honesty, Gay Lea butter is the only brand that I use for my shortbread cookies. I’ve been making them successfully at Christmastime for years, so stick with my tried & true ingredients.
I don’t have a favorite one – My grandmother passed away 3 years ago and we did not locate her wonderful recipes :(
Shortbread cookies!
I definitely NEED to try this recipe
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I don’t have a favorite recipe I just usually buy some in the store
I grew up in a very traditional Scottish family, so we always had Walkers brand shortbread. It’s still my favorite sweet.
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I’m in Ohio, so I never heard of gay lea butter until today.
fabulous cookies wonderfully done
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I love to bake peanut butter cookies and bars. Both have lots of butter in them!
Ive never made short bread before. Anything that requires a rolling pin scares me!! These look yummy though!
I do! It was my grandmother s recipe and my mom continued making it every year, and now I do too!
1 lb butter
4 cups flour
1 cup icing sugar
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I love to bake chocolate chip cookies, but I also love to top my popcorn with it.
Shortbread cookies
Everything, but especially butter cookies and pound cake.
We love shortbread!
My wife does an amazing shortbread cookie
I always bake my shortbread with Gaylea butter
I got a cashew shortbread recipe from a Pillsbury cookbook years and years ago, and it’s my favorite!
I love all the shortbread recipes! I just tried a chocolate chip shortbread cookie recipe. it was amazing! I wish it was healthier though…not sure how often I can make them. Especially since so many tend to “disappear” before my family gets them;)
Oh gosh, what don’t I like to cook with Gay Lea butter?! Thats just a crazy question:)
Shortbread cookies
I love to bake shortbread and sugar cookies.
Sugar cookies are the best!
Butter Tarts and shortbread are best with Gaylea Butter
Potatoes.
Whipped Shortbread are my favorites because they melt in your mouth and look so pretty with a half cherry put on top.
my dark chocolate cherry oatmeal cookies
good luck to all
shortbread. thanks.
I don’t have one but I’m told Im special cause I know which ones to buy
any recipe that calls for butter? I love gay lea! cookies and squares mostly.
I have never tried this product before, would like try it sometime though.
I like to make pie crust using butter. Love it with butter so flakey! :-)
Those cookies look delicious! I like to make chocolate chop oatmeal cookies.
buttertarts yum yum
I like to make Shortbread cookies.
Stopping by from Wonderful Wednesday and I must try these cookies!