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Key Lime Mexican Wedding Cookies

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Key Lime Mexican Wedding Cakes

Mexican wedding cookies get jazzed up with a bit of coconut and lime zest in this recipe. They taste every bit as delectable as the original Mexican wedding cakes with just a hint of the tropics thrown in. Who knows? They may become your new favorite Christmas cookies?

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for rolling
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup ground almonds
  • 1/4 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 tsp. fresh lime juice (use key limes, if available)
  • 1 Tbsp. lime zest

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

  2. Cream together butter and 1/4 cup of powdered sugar with an electric mixer.

  3. Beat in flour.

  4. Stir in almonds, coconut, lime juice and lime zest.

  5. Shape into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets.

  6. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes until lightly browned on the bottom.

  7. Let cool completely. Roll in powdered sugar.
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