191.                Key Lime Cookies II

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons key lime juice
• 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups crushed cornflake crumbs

Direction

• Preheat an oven to 175° C/350° F.
• Cream confectioners ’ sugar and butter till smooth in a medium bowl; mix in lime zest, lime juice and egg. It might look curdled; that’ s fine. Mix salt, baking powder and flour; mix into lime mixture till well blended. By teaspoonfuls, drop batter into cornflake crumbs. Put cookies on ungreased cookie sheets, 2-in. apart.
• In the preheated oven, bake till edges are golden for 12-15 minutes. Transfer from cookie sheets onto wire racks; cool.

Nutrition Information

• Calories: 152 calories;
• Cholesterol: 24
• Protein: 1.8
• Total Fat: 5.5
• Sodium: 168
• Total Carbohydrate: 24.7