Key Lime Crackles
- Level: Easy
- Yield: About 36 cookies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 36 servings
- Calories
- 93
- Total Fat
- 3
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 16
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 9
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 17
- Sodium
- 47
- Total: 2 hr
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon grated Key lime zest, plus 3 tablespoons Key lime juice (or use regular lime zest and 1 1/2 tablespoons each lemon and lime juice)
4 drops green food coloring
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons green sanding sugar
Directions
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lime zest and juice, then beat in the food coloring. Reduce the mixer speed to low; gradually add the flour mixture, beating until just combined. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine the confectioners' sugar and sanding sugar in a small bowl. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and toss in the sugar mixture to coat completely. Arrange the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are puffed and cracked on top and golden around the edges, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.