Margarita Cookies
Your favorite cocktail in cookie form? Get the best of both worlds with these margarita cookies with a tequila lime glaze!
Ingredients
Cookies
- ¾ cup unsalted butter 1 ½ sticks, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups AP flour
- ⅓ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract can sub orange extract
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp lime zest
- green and yellow food coloring gel optional
- ⅓ cup sparkling or sanding sugar
- 1 tsp salt
Tequila Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp blanco tequila
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
Cookies
- In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or or a large bowl with an hand mixer, whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in egg, extract, zest, food coloring (add a tiny bit at a time- gel is more intense than liquid), and lime juice, and mix until incorporated. Slowly add flour and salt and continue mixing until fully incorporated.
- Divide the dough in half. Scook each half onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Cover the dough with the sheet and roll each into a log (about 10 inches long and 2 inches thick). Twist then ends of the plastic wrap (like a piece of candy), and refrigerate for about 45 minutes, or until the dough firms up. Or, freeze for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Unwrap the logs and roll them in a mixture of the sanding sugar and salt. Cut the logs into ⅓ inch slices.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 12-14 minutes or until barely browned.
- Allow to cool for 2 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Tequila Glaze
- In a small bowl combine all of the ingredients. Using a spoon (or a piping bag with the tip cut off), drizzle the glaze over the cookies. Allow the glaze to set for about 5 minutes to harden. Serve immediately.