Tea Cookies With Lime Cream Cheese Glaze
Perfectly soft and chewy tea cookies drizzled with a sweet 'n' tangy lime cream cheese glaze. These delicate little cookies come together in minutes and are guaranteed to become your new favorite summer cookie!
Ingredients
- COOKIES:
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- LIME CREAM CHEESE GLAZE:
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup powdered xylitol or sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Grated lime zest for garnish optional
Instructions
- Prepare the cookies: Preheat oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in egg, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour until a thick dough forms.
- Shape dough into 1-in balls and place on prepared baking sheets. Flatten cookies slightly with the heel of your hand. Bake cookies 7-8 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Prepare the lime glaze: Place cream cheese in a small bowl. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in xylitol (or sugar) lime juice, and milk until a thick glaze forms (if glaze seems too thick, beat in a little extra milk)
- Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies and garnish with lime zest if desired.
Notes
Store cookies in refrigerator up to 3 days. (NOTE: Cookies MUST be refrigerated because of the cream cheese glaze)