Key Lime Cookies

Key Lime Cookies

Miz Helen's Kitchen

3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

The Cookie

2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup vegetable oil or 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 egg,beaten

1 tablespoon key lime juice

zest of 1 lime

1 cup dried pineapple, chopped fine

1 cup toasted pecans,chopped

green food color if desired

The Glaze

3 cups confectioners sugar

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

The Cookies

Mix all the dry ingredients, then add the beaten egg,oil, and juice, mix well

Add the zest, pineapple and toasted pecans, mix well

Drop by the teaspoon scoop onto a cookie sheet

Bake 10 to 12 minutes until slightly brown around the edge

Cool on a rack before glazing

The Glaze

Mix the confectioners sugar and juice to the right consistency

Place the cooled cookies on a rack that is set in a sheet pan, in order to catch the extra glaze as it drips off the cookies

Glaze the cookies and let set 30 minutes

Glaze the cookies a second time

Enjoy your cookies fast they won't last long!