Lime Snowball Cookies

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/lime-snowball-cookies
REFRIGERATE
Makes: 30 cookies
Bake: 23 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon (packed) finely grated lime peel
• 1/2 teaspoon lime oil* NOTE - Needs more lime
  *added cherry oil too
• Additional powdered sugar

Recipe Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour and cornstarch in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in lime juice, lime peel, and lime oil. Beat in flour mixture until smooth. Refrigerate dough until just firm, about 45 minutes.
• Using scant 1 tablespoon for each, form dough into balls and place on prepared sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
• Bake cookies until pale golden on top and browned on bottom, about 23 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to racks; immediately sift generous amount of powdered sugar over cookies. Cool cookies completely on baking sheets. DO AHEAD Can be made ahead. Store airtight at room temperature up to 5 days or freeze up to 2 weeks. Dust with more powdered sugar before serving.

Recipe by Julie Hasson 

Sami made 2013