Name: Lime Creams
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: White sugar - ⅓ cup; Lime juice - 2 tablespoons; Grated lime zest - 1 tablespoon; Egg - 1; Green food coloring, or as desired - 1 drop; Butter, softened - ⅓ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar for dusting - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Lime Creams

1. White sugar ⅓ cup

2. Lime juice 2 tablespoons

3. Grated lime zest 1 tablespoon

4. Egg 1

5. Green food coloring, or as desired 1 drop

6. Butter, softened ⅓ cup

7. White sugar ¼ cup

8. Egg 1

9. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

10. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

11. Salt ¼ teaspoon

12. Confectioners' sugar for dusting 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Lime Creams

1 . Stage

Place 1/3 cup of sugar, the lime juice, lime zest, and 1 egg in a saucepan over low heat, and whisk constantly until the mixture almost reaches a simmer and begins to thicken. Remove the mixture from the heat, and tint to your desired shade of green with food coloring. Set the filling aside to cool.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

3 . Stage

In a bowl, cream the butter with 1/4 cup of sugar, then stir in 1 egg and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour and salt until the dough is smooth. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet, placing the balls about 2 inches apart. Use your thumb to make an indentation in the center of each dough ball. Spoon about 3/4 teaspoon of the lime filling into each.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set but not browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on wire racks. When cookies are cool, sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.