Lime Snowballs
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon (packed) finely grated lime peel
- 1/2 teaspoon lime oil*
- Additional powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour and cornstarch in medium bowl to blend.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
- Mix in lime juice, lime peel, and lime oil.
- Beat in flour mixture until smooth.
- Refrigerate dough until just firm, about 45 minutes.
- Using scant 1 tablespoon for each, form dough into balls and place on prepared sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
- Bake cookies until pale golden on top and browned on bottom, about 23 minutes.
- Transfer baking sheets to racks; immediately sift generous amount of powdered sugar over cookies.
- Cool cookies completely on baking sheets.
- (Can be made ahead.
- Store airtight at room temperature up to 5 days or freeze up to 2 weeks.
- Dust with more powdered sugar before serving.)
- *Available at chefshop.com (877-337-2491) and at Sur La Table stores (call 800-243-0852 for locations).
flour, cornstarch, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, lime juice, lime peel, lime oil, powdered sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lime-snowballs-233373 (may not work)