Lime Lemon Cookies + Spring Printable

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It’s finally spring time and I’m excited to share some yummy lime and lemon cookies plus a fun printable tag to go along with them!

Yummy Spring Lime and Lemon Cookies + Cute Printable Tag - easy to make and taste great, treat your friends and family to this cute tag! | Thirty Handmade Days I’ve tried.  I’ve really tried to stay away from printables and puns.  But I just can’t give them up.  I wracked my brain to think of something spring-y.  And this is what I came up with.  You can use it for a friend, neighbor, teacher, your love…whatever you want.  Just write a cute little note at the bottom and call ‘er good.
Yummy Spring Cookies + Cute Printable Tag - easy to make and taste great, treat your friends and family to this cute tag! | Thirty Handmade Days
Download a sheet of spring tags.  For personal use only.  Thanks!

Now on to these yummy lime and lemon cookies:

Delicious and easy to make Lime and Lemon Cookies | Thirty Handmade Days

The base of this cookie is from my old favorites Frosted Orange Carrot Cookies that my Mom made growing up.  MMMMMM.. they are so good and remind me of spring.  I wanted to switch them up a bit and play with lemon and lime.  So that’s what I did.  Threw caution to the wind and just went for it.  Luckily they turned out.

Yummy Spring Cookies + Cute Printable Tag - easy to make and taste great, treat your friends and family to this cute tag! | Thirty Handmade Days
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Lime Lemon Cookies

These Lime Lemon Cookies are light and fluffy, citrus-y and delicious - they practically melt in your mouth!
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Total Time27 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lime Lemon Cookies
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 241kcal
Author: Mique Provost

Ingredients

Cookie

  • 1 ½ c sugar
  • 1 c shortening
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 1 tbsp lemon rind grated
  • 1 tbsp lime rind grated
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice or lemonade
  • 4 c all-purpose flour plus
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt

Glaze

  • 16 oz powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 tbsp lemon rind (or lime) grated
  • 5 tbsp lemon juice or lemonade
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat until smooth and creamy.
  • Add rinds and juice; beat well.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well.
  • Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets; bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
  • Cool on wire racks.

For the glaze

  • Combine all ingredients; beat until smooth.
  • Drizzle over cooled cookies.

Notes

You can add a drop or two of yellow or green food coloring to make them more "springy."

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 1.3% | Vitamin C: 3% | Calcium: 3% | Iron: 5%

Delicious Lemon Lime Spring Cookies | Thirty Handmade Days

These cookies are light and fluffy.  They kind of melt in your mouth (as long as you don’t overbake them! Do NOT bake them too long!).  They are citrus-y and delicious.

Check out my other spring projects:

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