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Cornmeal Lime Cookies

Name: Cornmeal Lime Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 8 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1/4 cup lime juice; 4-1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup yellow cornmeal; GLAZE:; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons lime juice; Holiday sprinkles

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Prep: 45 min. + freezing Bake: 15 min./batch

Makes

8 dozen

Here’s something a little different for your platter of Christmas sweets. Cornmeal gives these light cookies crunch, and the tart lime glaze tops them off perfectly.—Wendy Rusch, Fall Creek, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup lime juice
4-1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
GLAZE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons lime juice
Holiday sprinkles

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, lime juice and zest. Combine flour and cornmeal; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Shape into two 12-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Shape each roll into a square-shaped log. Freeze 1 hour or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap logs and cut into 3/8-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 11-14 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Combine confectioners' sugar and lime juice; spread over cookies. Decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.

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