Lime Pistachio Cookies

Makes about 18

For the cookies:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
1 cup finely chopped pistachios

For the lime icing:
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/4 teaspoon grated lime peel

Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg. Stir in flour and lime peel; mix in pistachios. Refrigerate dough 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375F. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick; cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned; cool. Pipe icing to outline cookies.

Lime Icing:

Beat butter with powdered sugar, milk, and lime peel until smooth. If frosting is too stiff, beat in a few drops more milk; if too soft, beat in more powdered sugar. Makes about 1 cup.

Reviews of Lime Pistachio Cookies:

1-5 of 13 reviews   Next >>

  Not a regular cookie baker in Arizona  Dec 21, 2007
Would make this again.
Being my 1st time making cookies from scrath the recipe is easy to follow however the dough was very gooey, IMPOSSIBLE to roll and use cookie cutters. Being the resourceful person I am, I used cookie cutters after the cookies were cooked. I felt the taste was good but not as great as other reviews stated. My husband liked them more than I did. :) four stars

  A cookie baker in San Francisco  Dec 19, 2007
Would make this again.
These cookies were easy and fantastic! The hardest part was shelling and chopping the pistachios, and that was more time consuming than hard. This is going to become my annual Christmas cookie. five stars

  A cookie baker  Dec 10, 2007
Would make this again.
These cookies are GREAT. I will make them every year. five stars

  A cookie baker in california  Dec 16, 2006
Would make this again.
Recipe is easy. Rolling and cutting is a pain in the butt! Cutouts were hard to get off the board. I tried everything. I ended up rolling in a log and slicing like a refrigerator cookie. The taste is totally worth it!
What's with the 18? It makes a lot. Would make again. My adult kids loved them. five stars

  A cookie baker in Denver  Sep 29, 2006
Would make this again.
I've made these cookies twice, and while I, personally, thought they were just okay, they were a big hit at both parties( with young and old). You do get a lot of cookies and I used the icing to just pipe a letter or design rather than coat the whole cookie. five stars

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