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Shortbread with Lime Cream Cheese Icing
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Shortbread Cookies with Lime Cream Cheese

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 100kcal

Ingredients

Shortbread

  • ½ cup icing sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice (key lime if you can find it)
  • zest of one lime or 3 key limes
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • ½ cup cream cheese at room temperature
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • more lime zest for garnish optional

Instructions

Cookies

  • Beat icing sugar and butter until creamy.
  • Beat in the lime and zest.
  • Sift the flour and cornstarch and salt together. Beat in to the butter mixture until uniformly mixed.
  • Chill the dough one hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread out your oven racks to top and bottom thirds. Prepare a cookie baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
  • Remove dough from the fridge. Take about a ½ tablespoon of dough and form it into a ball. The dough is very stiff and somewhat prone to crumbling but the ball will come together from the heat of your hand as you roll it.
  • Place the ball on the cookie sheet, flatten slightly and press our thumb into the center of the dough to make an indentation. Repeat till all the dough has been formed into cookies.
  • Bake 12-15 minutes. Rotate your baking sheets halfway through. The cookies will not spread or brown.
  • When cookies are done remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely before icing.

Frosting

  • Beat cream cheese and butter until well mixed. Add the sugar and lime juice and beat until uniformly mixed.
  • You can either drop a dollop of the frosting into the indentation of the cookie or pipe a dollop with a pastry bag.
  • Decorate with more zest if using.
  • Store well sealed in a cool, dry place. They will keep for about 2 weeks that way. Freeze if you plan to keep them longer.

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g