Lime Margarita Cookie Recipe

Name: Lime Margarita Cookie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup butter; 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 2 each eggs; 2 tbsp tequila; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp lime zest; 1/2 cup sanding sugar

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Here’s a Lime Margarita Cookie Recipe with a splash of tequila (or not) that is so buttery and tasty it’ll just melt in your mouth.

I love the sweet flavor with a touch of salt in this cookie and the idea of laying these out at your upcoming Cinco de Mayo parties with these coconut lime cupcakes!

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Reasons To Love This Recipe

If you’re a sweet, sour, and savory-balance kind of person, this one is for you.
Party-ready: this cookie is all dressed up and going places.
It’s kind of unique: it’s not every day you find a cookie laced with tequila!
No booze required: if you don’t want to add the tequila, you can just leave it out, and the cookie will still be tasty.

Ingredients and Supplies

All-purpose flour. You can use gluten-free if you’d like.
Baking powder. Although these cookies are pretty flat, they do require a raising agent.
Baking soda. Ensure it’s fresh.
Salt. This is an essential ingredient in terms of balance. Use kosher or pink Himalayan if you can. A flaky sea salt will be lovely.
Butter. Use soft unsalted butter at room temperature.
Granulated sugar. White sugar is key for the pale color of the cookie.
Eggs. Lovely large fresh eggs at room temperature are what’s needed here.
Tequila. You can absolutely leave this out if you like.
Lime juice. Bottled or freshly squeezed.
Lime zest. Don’t leave this out of the cookie; it adds such brightness.
Sanding sugar for decoration.

How To Make These Cookies

Step 1: Make the dough

Preheat oven to 350F.

Add flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a bowl, mix, and set aside.

Add the softened (room temperature) butter, eggs, sugar, tequila, lime juice, and zest in another bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on high for about 2 minutes.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet in three or four batches, mixing until incorporated. Because this dough has a lot of liquid, it will be sticky. It is a little easier to work with if you chill for about 45-60 minutes.

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Step 2: Roll the balls and bake

Roll about 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball, then roll in the sanding sugar. Place on a baking sheet, leaving lots of space for the cookies to spread.

Bake at 350F degrees. Take them out when the edges start to brown, about 10-12 minutes.

Tips and Substitutions

Adjust the amount of lime juice according to your taste- give the dough a little taste as you make it.
Substitute the lime juice with lemon juice if you need to.
Make a lime glaze: for a fancier cookie, make a little lime glaze and drizzle it over the top.
Use a stand mixer to cream the dough at a low speed to move this process along.
Cool the cookie on wire racks before packing them into an airtight container.