Key Lime Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 26 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 1 tablespoon key lime juice
• 2 teaspoons key lime zest
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon key lime zest
• 3 tablespoons key lime juice

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, sugar, and cornstarch. set aside.
• 2 beat butter at medium speed until creamy.
• 3 beat in flour mixture, zest and juice at low speed until dough forms. dough will be crumbly.
• 4 divide dough in half and roll into 2 10-inch logs. wrap in plastic food wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 6 slice cookies into 1/4" slices and place 1" apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges start to brown.
• 8 remove from pan and let cookies cool completely.
• 9 meanwhile, make glaze. put sugar and zest into a medium bowl. stir in enough lime juice to get glaze to spreading consistancy.
• 10 spoon or brush glaze the tops of cooled cookies.
• 11 allow glaze to harden, about 15 minutes.