Lime Sugar Recipes

CHEWY LIME SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy.
• Beat in egg, vanilla extract, lime juice and lime zest.
• Gradually blend in the dry ingredients and toasted coconut.
• Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
• Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

LIME SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together butter, shortening, granulated sugar, and 2 tablespoons lime sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together over egg mixture, then beat on low speed until just combined.
• Form dough into a 10-inch log (2 inches in diameter) on wax paper, then wrap in wax paper. Chill dough until firm, at least 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Remove wax paper and cut log into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Bake cookies 1/2 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets in batches in middle of oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until pale golden. Immediately transfer with a metal spatula to a rack set over a sheet of wax paper and sprinkle tops with remaining lime sugar. Cool cookies.

LIME-SUGAR DIPPING SALT

Steps:

• Stir salt and sugar together in a small bowl. Zest limes directly into salt-sugar mixture. Using your fingers, rub together to grind the zest more finely.
• Transfer to a tightly sealed container until ready to serve. Dipping salt can be prepared up to a week in advance and stored at room temperature.

LIME SUGAR

Steps:

• Remove zest from limes in strips with a vegetable peeler and cut away any white pith from zest (pith imparts a bitter flavor). Chop zest (about 1/2 cup), then grind in a food processor with sugar until mixture is pale green with bits of zest still visible.