By now, many of you are shopping for holiday gifts, decorating your homes, and even baking up goodies. Or maybe you’re ahead of the curve and already completed your list of holiday tasks, good for you.
Us? We're not even close!
We have our little tree up in our living room, and even a tiny, desktop tree blinking away at night in our bedroom. But because of our new Coffeehouse Mystery release, our holiday baking is coming later this month.
Today we're sharing a holiday cookie we'll be making, and (below) we'll tell you why it's one of our favorites for this time of year...
We love this cookie! And here's why:
(1) The pretty, snow-dusted orbs look impressive on holiday dessert and party trays, yet require no special decorating skills to make.
(2) These babies pack wonderful flavor into every meltaway bite. They also freeze beautifully. Yes! You can make them ahead of time, freeze them, and thaw before serving.
(3) It's a cookie outside the usual box of holiday spices. Don't get us wrong. We love gingerbread and the traditional mix of Christmas ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. We've published enough recipes using them, too. But not everyone is a fan of traditional holiday flavors. These lime meltaway cookies bring lovely flavor to the party with flecks of "green" appropriate for "red and green" Christmas colors while also adding variety to your cookie tray.
May you bake them with love and eat with holiday joy!
~ Cleo
May you bake them with love and eat with holiday joy!
~ Cleo
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Lime Meltaway Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons fresh lime zest* (see my lime note below)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice* (see my lime note)
For sugar-dusting:
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons lime zest* (see my note)
*Lime Note: If you can’t find Key limes (best choice), simply substitute the more common (Persian) limes for this recipe. The tart flavor will be less intense, but the cookies will still taste delicious. For best results, do not use bottled or pre-packaged lime juice. Use fresh!
Warning: Lime juice may curdle your butter so follow this recipe's directions. Do not add the lime juice to the dough until the end of the mixing process.
Directions: First preheat your oven to 325° F. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Blend in the vanilla extract, salt, and lime zest.
Add the flour and baking powder, and mix very briefly until a shaggy dough forms.
Now add your lime juice and mix until a smooth dough comes together, but do not over-mix or you will develop the gluten in the flour, and your cookies will be tough instead of tender.
Roll the dough into balls about one inch in diameter.
Note that cookies are fragile while warm, so handle with care.
To finish, mix ½ cup confectioners’ sugar with 2 teaspoons lime zest in a shallow bowl. While cookies are still warm, gently roll them, one at a time, in the bowl of sugar and lime zest.
After all the cookies are coated, finish by sprinkling any remaining sugar-lime mixture over the cookie tops.
Store cooled cookies in an airtight plastic container. These cookies also freeze very well. I store my extras in freezer-safe resealable plastic bags.
Eat with holiday joy!
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Coffeehouse Mystery!
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includes a killer menu
of delicious recipes!
of delicious recipes!
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New Paperback Edition!
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Includes a mini guide
to honey varieties
and a wonderful menu
of delicious recipes...
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for Cleo Coyle's Free Illustrated
Recipe Guide to Honey Roasted
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Mystery...
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Together Again!
~ Fresh Fiction
"DELIGHTFUL" ~ Kirkus Reviews
To Buy:
The Coffeehouse Mysteries are bestselling works
of amateur sleuth fiction set in a landmark
Greenwich Village coffeehouse, and each of the
20 titles includes the added bonus of recipes.
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20 titles includes the added bonus of recipes.
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