Jalapeno-Lime Shortbread Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter
⅔ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon grated fresh jalapeno
1 lime, zested and juiced
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup lime juice
½ tablespoon grated fresh jalapeno, or more to taste
1 lime, zested

Nutrition Info

150 calories
carbohydrate: 19.5 g
cholesterol: 20.3 mg
fat: 7.8 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturatedFat: 4.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 103.4 mg
sugar: 10.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Mix flour, butter, sugar, jalapeno, lime zest and juice, and salt together in a large bowl.

  3. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets, flatten slightly with a thumb print to accommodate icing.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove cookies from the oven and let cool at least 10 minutes.

  5. Combine confectioners' sugar, lime juice, jalapeno, and lime zest in a bowl. Drizzle icing onto cooled cookies.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen cookies

Recipe Note

Shortbread jalapeno cookies are sweet and tangy, with just a little burn at the end.

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