Lime Shortbread Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325
  2. In a stand mixer beat butter on medium until its beginning to fluff
  3. Beat in sugar, lime peel, lime juice and vanilla until combined (scraping down sides often)
  4. Add flour cup by cup until the mixer can no longer stir
  5. Add remaining flour to bowl and mix with a large wooden spoon
  6. Add ground almonds and mix until combined
  7. Lightly flour a piece of parchment paper and roll dough until flat
  8. Cut with cookie cutters OR Roll doll into a long round cylinder and slice into ½ inch thick rounds
  9. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet (ungreased)
  10. Bake 7-8 minutes until edges begin to brown
  11. Transfer to a wire rack and cool
  12. Spread icing/glaze after cooled
Recipe by Family Food And Travel at https://familyfoodandtravel.com/blog/2013/11/13/lime-shortbread-cookies-with-cream-cheese-glaze/