Lime Meltaways Cookie Recipe

Lime Meltaways - Martha Stewart

12 Tb. (1 1/2 sticks) butter - room temp.
1/3 cup powdered sugar
Grated zest of 2 limes
2 Tb. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 Tb. vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups + 2 Tb. flour
2 Tb cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt

In a bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add lime zest, lime juice and vanilla. Beat until fluffy. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch and salt. Add to butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined.

Roll dough into two 1-1/4 " diameter logs. Wrap in parchment paper and chill at least 1 hour.

Heat oven to 350 deg.. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Slice dough into 1/8" rounds. Place on sheet 1" apart. Bake until barely golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool, 8-10 minutes. Shake cooled cookies in powdered sugar.

Note: Dough freezes well - defrost in refrigerator completely before cutting. Cookies also freeze well.