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!