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Lime Christmas Tea Cookies Recipe

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Luscious with lime juice and flecked with pistachio nuts, these tangy frosted fir trees are almost too pretty to eat! They're a delightful addition to Yuletide cookie trays.

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24 Servings
Prep: 1 hour Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup lime juice
2 teaspoons grated lime peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
10 to 12 drops green food coloring
3/4 cup finely chopped pistachios
FROSTING:
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon lime juice
Green colored sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the lime juice, lime peel and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Beat in food coloring. Stir in pistachios. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. tree shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and lime juice until smooth. Decorate cookies with frosting as desired and sprinkle with colored sugar. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: About 4 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 191 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 104 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Lime Christmas Tea Cookies published in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2004, p43

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