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Lime Creams Recipe

Recipe by: Terre

"Basic thumbprint cookie. Very pretty, easy, and somewhat different flavor. Lovely on a tray with other Christmas cookies. These do not keep well, but neither do they last long. I frequently double this recipe, or else they are gone before I have them all baked."
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  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep30 m
  • Cook12 m
  • Ready In1 h 12 m
  • 1Place 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.
  • 2Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • 3In 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.
  • 4Bake 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.
Ingredients
  • 36 servings
  • 52 cals
  • 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
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    52
    3%
  • Fat:
    2
    3%
  • Carbs:
    7.6
    2%
  • Protein:
    0.9
    2%
  • Cholesterol:
    15
    5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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