| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 4 hr 30 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | About 20 cookies |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted macadamia nuts
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Finely grated zest of 3 limes (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 large egg
- Green gel food coloring
- Green coarse sugar, for rolling and decorating
Instructions
- Combine the macadamia nuts and 1 tablespoon superfine sugar in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; pour into a small bowl and set aside. Combine the flour and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Beat the butter, remaining 3/4 cup superfine sugar and the lime zest in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the egg until well combined, 1 minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture. Beat in the food coloring until evenly green. Stir in the macadamia nuts with a rubber spatula.
- Turn out the dough onto a large sheet of plastic wrap and shape into a log, about 10 inches long. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until very firm, at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Trim the ends of the dough log. Roll the log in green sugar until completely coated. Slice the log into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Arrange the rounds 2 inches apart on the prepared pans. Sprinkle with more green sugar.
- Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are firm around the edges but not browned, 17 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely on the pans.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 20 servings |
| Calories | 186 |
| Total Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 34 mg |
| Sodium | 63 mg |
Reviews
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Beautiful, but taste more lemon-y. I would add a bit of lime juice and maybe keep some of the macadamia nuts chunky. Also, with my oven, at 12mins they start to brown.
I made this cookie recipe for the last couple of years, and these are delicious cookies! They look really nice on a cookie tray, too!