LIME
COOKIES
(Yield: 16 squares)
1 cup self-rising flour
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
¼ cup self-rising flour
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime rind
2 drops green food coloring
Confectioners’ sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with
non-stick vegetable spray.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and confectioners’ sugar; cut in
butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto the bottom
of prepared baking pan.
Bake for 15 minutes.
In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, eggs, lime juice, and rind,
mixing until well blended. Stir in food coloring. Pour over
the baked layer.
Bake for 25 minutes. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.
Cut into bars.
 
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