Lime Sandwich Sugar Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Beat 2 sticks butter with sugar on high until fluffy, 4 minutes. Beat in egg, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon water. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture and beat to combine. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap in plastic and freeze until firm, 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Remove one disk from freezer; let stand 15 minutes. On a floured surface, roll out 1/8 inch thick. Using a 2 1/2-inch cutter, stamp out rounds; place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Roll scraps; cut out more rounds. Repeat with other disk. Cut 3/4-inch teardrops from half of cookies. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Bake, rotating sheets once, until edges are golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
• Heat milk in a small pan over medium-high, stirring until bubbling. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring, until it has the consistency of pudding, 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl. Whisk in juice, zest, and a pinch of salt. Cover surface with plastic; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Beat remaining 6 tablespoons butter, cream cheese, and milk mixture on medium-high until fluffy. Spread 2 teaspoons filling on a solid cookie; top with a cutout. Repeat with remaining cookies. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 4 days.

Steps:

• In a big bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add in sugar and baking powder; beat until combined.
• Beat in egg and lime juice until combined.
• Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer; stir in any remaining flour and the lime peel with a wooden spoon.
• Knead in enough green food coloring for desired color.
• Shape dough into two 8-inch long rolls; wrap in clear plastic wrap or waxed paper.
• Chill 4-24 hours or until firm enough to slice.
• Cut rolls into1/8-inch slices; place slices 1-inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 7-8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
• Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
• Spread bottoms of half the cookies with about 1 tablespoon of Lime-Pistachio filling; top with remaining cookies, flat sides down.
• To make Lime-Pistachio Filling: in a medium-size bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Gradually beat in 1 1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar; beat in lime juice until smooth.
• Gradually beat in enough sifted powdered sugar (1 1/3 to 2 cups) to make of spreading consistency; stir in pistachio nuts.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add egg yolk and vanilla; blend until combined. Mix in dry ingredients and continue to blend until dough sticks together, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in remaining sugar to coat. Place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are lightly browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Zest all 3 limes; set zest aside. Juice 2 of the limes.
• Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar. Add lime juice and zest; mix to combine.
• Spread filling on the flat sides of 1/2 of the cookies, then top with remaining cookies to form sandwich cookies.