A Big Dose Of Lime Snowball Cookies

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 23 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest, finely grated
• 1/2 teaspoon lime oil (optional) or 1/2 teaspoon lime extract (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine the flour and cornstarch and blend well. set aside.
• 3 in a larger mixing bowl, using electric mixer, beat the butter and 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 mix in the fresh lime juice, lime zest, and lime oil if using.
• 5 beat in the flour mixture until smooth.
• 6 refrigerate cookie dough until just firm, approximately 45 minutes.
• 7 line two aluminum baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 8 butter a measuring spoon and measure out a scant 1 tablespoon of the dough. form into balls and place on the prepared baking sheets. space the cookies 1" apart.
• 9 bake cookies for about 23 minutes or until browned on bottom and golden brown on top. transfer the baking sheets to counter, and immediately sift with the remaining confectioner's sugar.
• 10 cool the cookies completely on baking sheet.
• 11 yield is estimated.