Margarita Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup superfine sugar
• 1 lime rind, finely grated
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons orange liqueur or 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons tequila

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). line 2 cookie sheets with baking parchment.
• 2 put the butter, sugar, and lime rind into a bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon, then beat in the egg yolk and orange liqueur or orange extract.
• 3 sift together the flour and a pinch of salt into the mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.
• 4 scoop up tablespoons of the dough and put them on the prepared cookie sheets, then flatten gently. bake for 10-15 minutes, until light golden brown.
• 5 let cool on the cookie sheets for 5-10 minutes, then using a metal spatula, carefully transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• 6 sift the confectioners' sugar into a bowl and stir in sufficient tequila to give the mixture the consistency of thick cream.
• 7 with the cookies still on the racks, drizzle the frosting over them with a teaspoon. let set.