Delicate, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth, these lime snowball cookies are a zesty twist on the classic holiday favorite. Made with a tender shortbread-style dough and brightened with fresh lime zest and juice, they’re baked to golden perfection and rolled in a flurry of powdered sugar. Light, tangy, and irresistibly sweet, these cookies are perfect for gifting, sharing, or enjoying with a cup of tea.
I made these cookies for my mom a few years ago, and she asked me to make them again for her for her birthday this year. They have such a light, flaky texture and bright lime flavor. These are really easy to make too! I love adding some True Lime to these to make sure the lime flavor really shines. I shipped these to my mom and they help up great in the mail too. Check out some of my other many cookie recipes too. 🙂
Lime Snowball Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup AP flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 3 tbsp lime zest
- 3 packets true lime optional
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line sheet trays with parchment.
- Whisk together the flour and cornstarch and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Add in the lime juice, zest and true lime and beat well.
- Add the flour mix and turn mixer on low until just combined. Finishing mixing with a spoon to avoid overmixing.
- Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour. Using a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop out balls of dough and quickly roll them into your palms to smooth. Do this really quickly so you don't start melting the butter. Place onto cookie sheet about 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until they are just starting to brown on the edges and they are dry on top. Let cookies cool on the cookie sheets until fully cool then toss with powdered sugar. Keep in an airtight container at room temp.