Tequila Lime Cookie Shots

Jeanne Benedict
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Recipe from The Sophisticated Cookie by Jeanne Benedict. These are basically liquored-up mini Mexican Wedding Cookies that pack a punch!

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon premium Tequila
  • 1 tablespoon Roses lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Triple Sec
  • 1 tablespoon lime zest
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • Tequila-Lime Glaze
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Roses lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon premium Tequila

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray a baking sheet with a non-stick cooking spray. Add butter and shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Beat in sugar until fluffy. Add Tequila, lime juice, Triple Sec, and lime zest, and beat well. Add flour and mix well.
  • Form balls from 1/2 teaspoon of dough and place on 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, make Tequila-Lime Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir until sugar dissolves.
  • Remove cookies from oven and immediately ice glaze. Cool thoroughly and serve at room temperature.

    Makes 76 cookies

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