Treasure the moment by baking these traditional rich and tender shortbread cookies drizzled with candy coating – perfect dessert for New Year’s Eve gift.
Lime-Poppy Seed Shortbread
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons poppy seed
- 2 tablespoons grated lime peel
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose or unbleached flour
- 4 oz. vanilla-flavored candy coating or almond bark, cut into pieces
- Green decorator sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, combine powdered sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add poppy seed and lime peel; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour; mix well.
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Step2Divide dough into 3 parts; shape each into ball. On ungreased cookie sheets, press or roll each ball of dough into a 5 1/2-inch round. With knife, cut each round into 8 wedges; leave wedges in place. Prick dough several times with fork.
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Step3Bake at 325°F. for 17 to 22 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets.
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Step4Place candy coating in microwave-safe bowl. Melt on HIGH for 1 minute or until coating can be stirred smooth. Drizzle cookies with coating; sprinkle with decorator sugar.
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Step5Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled. Break or cut into wedges.
Nutrition
120
Calories
8g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 65mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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