Tangy Lime Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 drop green food coloring, if desired
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• powdered sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine all the filling ingredients except the food coloring in a two quart saucepan.
• 2 whisk to combine.
• 3 cook over low heat stirring constantly until mixture begins to thicken, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• 4 do not boil.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 stir in food coloring if desired.
• 7 set aside to cool.
• 8 heat oven to 325.
• 9 combine butter, 1/4 cup sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla in a large mixer bowl.
• 10 beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often,until well mixed, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• 11 reduce speed to low.
• 12 add flour and salt.
• 13 beat until well mixed, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• 14 shape dough into 1 inch balls.
• 15 place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 16 make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or back of teaspoon.
• 17 spoon 1/2 teaspoon of filling into each cookie indention.
• 18 bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until set but not brown.
• 19 let stand for one minute.
• 20 remove from cookie sheets.
• 21 cool completely.
• 22 sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.