Lime Pistachio Cookies


Makes about 18

For the cookies:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
1 cup finely chopped pistachios

For the lime icing:
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 teaspoon grated lime peel

Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg. Stir in flour and lime peel; mix in pistachios. Refrigerate dough 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375F. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick; cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned; cool. Pipe icing to outline cookies.

Lime Icing:

Beat butter with powdered sugar, milk, and lime peel until smooth. If frosting is too stiff, beat in a few drops more milk; if too soft, beat in more powdered sugar. Makes about 1 cup.


Reviews of Lime Pistachio Cookies:

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  A cookie baker  Nov 3, 2011
Would make this again.
I roll into logs and slice then skip the icing and drizzle with white chocolate YUMMY!!!! five stars

  A cookie baker  May 13, 2011
Would make this again.
I make these every year, skipping the frosting. I roll this dough into logs, chill and slice. I also bake at 325 to keep them chewy. This is my favorite cookie to make and it's a big hit with my friends and family. five stars

  cookie eater in California  Dec 2, 2009
Would make this again.
I haven't made this particular recipe, but it seems to me that these are not "cut-out cookies". That is usually the case with "gooey" dough. Drop by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet, and they should spread and cook like oatmeal or peanut butter cookies. Just a suggestion.... five stars

  Serrena in Fremont, Ca  Dec 29, 2008
Would make this again.
I would definely make this cookie again! It was a nice change of pace from the standard sugar cookie.

I substituted the milk in the icing recipe with 2 tsps of lime juice, this gave the icing a nice zing.

The dough was a bit goey so I separated it into 3 balls and rolled it out between two pieces of wax paper. I placed the rolled out dough in the freezer for about 20 minutes before cutting out the cookies. Using this method the cookies were very easy to cut out. five stars

  cookies are good  Dec 14, 2008
Would make this again.
i just made these cookies and they are really good, but I also thought the dough was too gooey. When I tried to cut them and pick them up, it wouuld stretch out, so I added about a 1/2 cup of flour and that did the trick :) one star

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