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Lime Meltaways

St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday.  I’m part Irish and love celebrating a little.  Green is a bright, happy color, and I’m all about four leaf clovers, pots of gold, and anything that might bring good luck.

But it’s a hard food holiday.  Not that many foods are inherently Irish.  I’m not a big fan of the ones that are either.  Corned beef?  No thanks.  Guinness?  Not so much.  I do like mint, but most of the green mint candies out there involve chocolate, and they have become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day only because they’re green.  I have plenty of red mint candies, but we’re talking March 17, not December 25 here!

Lime Meltaways

Lime Meltaways

So this Sunday Supper is celebrating green foods.  Okay, I realize these aren’t exactly green.  I didn’t go color blind or anything.  I had trouble thinking of many green foods to bake with.  Hopefully my Sunday Supper friends will forgive me because there is some bright green lime zest under all that confectioners’ sugar.  I promise!

These Lime Meltaways taste green.  I was skeptical that a little lime juice and zest would flavor all these cookies, but they pack a serious lime punch.  The bright flavor of these cookies totally made me smile.  The texture is a winner too.  They’re a bit crunchy before living up to their name and basically melting in your mouth.  Green or not, I’m celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with these cookies and you should too!

Lime Meltaways

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Lime Meltaways

  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: About 30 cookies 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, divided
  • Zest of 2 limes
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cup, plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy. I did this by hand, but a hand or stand mixer would work as well. Add lime zest and juice and vanilla and mix until mostly combined. It’s okay if it doesn’t fully incorporate.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, cornstarch, and salt. Add to butter mixture and stir until fully incorporated and a soft dough comes together.
  3. Place dough on a large piece of parchment paper and roll into a log 1 ½ – 2 inches in diameter. Place dough in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
  4. After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Cut dough into ¼ – ½ inch thick slices and place on baking sheets about one inch apart.
  5. Bake for about 13 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown but the tops are not. Cool about 10 minutes on trays. Place remaining confectioners’ sugar in a bowl. Coat each cookie fully in confectioners’ sugar before placing is back on the tray to cool completely. Cookies may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart

Additional chilling time is necessary

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 13 minutes

Don’t forget to check out the other Sunday Supper recipes!

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Getting Greens Through Salads

 

Entreés That Will Leave You Green With Envy

 

Desserts and Beverages That Will Make Others Turn Green

 

 

 

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Comments

  7. Liz says

    I made these years ago! So tasty!!! But I added white chocolate chips which made them so difficult to slice…yours look MUCH better 🙂

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  9. Becky @ Olives n Wine says

    These cookies look so light and fresh, Laura! I’m with ya on the standard Irish foods… meat and potatoes? No thanks 😉 These look like a perfect alternative though and sound like a great cookie for the summer!

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  14. The Ninja Baker says

    Your lime cookies look like heavenly melt-in-your mouth perfection. So glad you chose and shared these lovely gems, Laura =)

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  16. Debbie Eccard says

    I love your post! And I love St. Paddy’s Day! May just go have a green beer tonight. And these cookies look delicious and easy to make.

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  21. Jerry | Simply Good Eating says

    Laura, I love anything with lime or citrus in general so this is right up my alley! Thanks for sharing and have Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🙂

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  23. Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says

    I just absolutely love it when desserts have lemon or lime zest. It really adds a nice bright flavor! These meltaways look delicious!

    Reply

  30. Risa says

    My daughter is a HUGE lime fan (me not so much). She is always super surprised when I decide to make a special lime treat just for her. She’s definitely going to go nuts for these!

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    • Laura says

      And these are so easy to make, so it wouldn’t be too much work for you. I think lemon or orange would be a fine substitute too. Thanks for visiting, Risa!

      Reply

  34. Lynna says

    I`ve been wanting to make lime meltaways in forever! This is really tempting me. Haha. It doesn`t matter if they`re not green, they look great!

    Reply

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