Mom's lime snow drops

50 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Butter
½ cup Powdered sugar
1 teaspoon Lime juice
2 cups All-purpose flour; sifted
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 Island egg; slightly beaten
1 teaspoon Lime rind
⅔ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
3 tablespoons Lime juice
1½ tablespoon Butter; softened
Powdered sugar; to roll cookies in

Directions

LIME DROPS

LIME BUTTER FILLING

LIME DROPS: Cream butter; add sugar gradually. Blend in lime juice, flour and salt. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten to ¼" thickness. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool.

LIME BUTTER FILLING: Combine all ingredients. Cook at low heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Chill until thick.

ASSEMBLY: Put cookies together, sandwich style with Lemon Butter Filling.

Roll in powdered sugar. Makes about 4½ dozen.

Recipe by: Mary Spero

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by MarySpero@... (MS MARY E SPERO) on 9 No, v 1997

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