Recipe - Lime Zingers

1 cup Butter; (no substitutes)
One half cup Granulated sugar
2 teaspoon Lime peel; finely shredded
One fourth cup Lime juice; (about 2 limes)
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 One fourth cup Allpurpose flour
One fourth cup Brazil nuts or hazelnuts;
finely chopped
4 ounce Cream cheese; softened
1 cup Sifted powdered sugar
1 tablespoon Lemon or lime juice
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Green food coloring

1. BEAT butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to
high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and beat till combined.
Beat in lime peel, the One fourth cup lime juice, and 1 teaspoon vanilla till
combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in
nuts and any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half.

2. ROLL each half of dough 1/4inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut
into desired shapes using 1 or 2inch cookie cutters. Place cutouts on
ungreased cookie sheets.

3. BAKE in a 350 oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till light brown around edges.
Cool on wire racks.

4. FOR FROSTING, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, the 1 tablespoon lemon
or lime juice, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer
on medium speed till smooth; tint with green food coloring as desired.
Frost cookies. Pipe designs with white frosting, if desired.

NOTES : Shred only the green part of the lime peel; the white layer just
beneath it is bitter.

Recipe by: Better Homes Christmas Cookies 1997

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest, Vol 01, Nr 929 by Marie Smith
craftee@sprynet.com on Jan 11, 1998