Guyanese Lime Cookies

Name: Guyanese Lime Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 33 min
Cook time: 1 h 33 min
Total time: 1 h 33 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 177 milliliters butter, softened; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 3 Tbsps lime juice; 1 teaspoon lime zest; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters white sugar

Guyanese Lime Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 48 servings with 61 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salt, butter, lime zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 33 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 large baking sheets. Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl; set aside. Stir together 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a separate bowl and set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Cream together the butter, 1 cup sugar, and lime zest in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the lime juice, then the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time. Form the dough into walnut-sized balls, and roll in the spiced sugar mixture. Arrange onto prepared baking sheets 1 inch apart. Flatten the balls slightly using a decorative cookie stamp or the bottom of a glass.

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Lime Juice

Lime Zest

Butter

Walnuts

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Bake the cookies in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies turn golden brown, 13 to 16 minutes. Cool the cookies on wire racks, then store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

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