These buttery shortbread cookies are bursting with fresh, juicy key lime flavor and are the perfect springtime treat!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time11 minutesmins
Total Time21 minutesmins
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 60
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel
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Ingredients
2cups(4 sticks) buttersoftened
2cupspowdered sugardivided
3½cupsall-purpose flour
1/2cupcornstarch
2Tbspfresh lime zest
1/4cupkey lime juice
1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone liners or spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and ONE (1) cup of the powdered sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add in the key lime juice, the zest and vanilla and beat to combine. Lastly, add in the flour and cornstarch until a thick dough has formed.
Roll Tablespoon-sized balls of dough and place them 1" apart from one another onto the prepared baking sheets. Gently press them down with a sugared glass.
Bake for approx. 9-11 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking time, until golden brown and set. Cool completely on the baking sheets. Remove to a wire rack and one by one, gently coat in the remaining powdered sugar. Serve!