Mom's lime snow drops
50 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| ½ | cup | Powdered sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Lime juice |
| 2 | cups | All-purpose flour; sifted |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | Island egg; slightly beaten | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Lime rind |
| ⅔ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cornstarch |
| 3 | tablespoons | Lime juice |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Butter; softened |
| Powdered sugar; to roll cookies in | ||
Directions
LIME DROPS
LIME BUTTER FILLING
LIME DROPS: Cream butter; add sugar gradually. Blend in lime juice, flour and salt. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten to ¼" thickness. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool.
LIME BUTTER FILLING: Combine all ingredients. Cook at low heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Chill until thick.
ASSEMBLY: Put cookies together, sandwich style with Lemon Butter Filling.
Roll in powdered sugar. Makes about 4½ dozen.
Recipe by: Mary Spero
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by MarySpero@... (MS MARY E SPERO) on 9 No, v 1997