Ingredients
The following ingredients have 18 Servings
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- Coarse sanding sugar
Instruction
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
- Use your fingers to rub the lime zest into the sugar in a large bowl. Add butter and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and lime juice and beat until combined.
- Add flour mixture and beat until smooth. Dough will be soft and sticky.
- Divide dough in half. Shape each half into round disks and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate dough overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or non-stick liner.
- Remove 1 wrapped pack of dough from refrigerator.
- Sprinkle rolling pin and work surface with flour. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick. Move the dough around frequently to make sure it is not sticking.
- Use shaped cookie cutters to cut cookies.
- Place cookies at least 1-inch apart on a baking sheets. Sprinkle with sanding sugar.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes, until cookies are just beginning to turn light brown around the edges. Rotate baking sheets halfway through baking for even baking.
- Cool cookies on baking sheet for 1 minute then transfer to a wire rack. Cool completely.
- Repeat steps with remaining dough. You can gather up excess dough after cutting the cookies, shape into another disk, and roll out for more cookies.
- Cool baking sheets completely between batches.