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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 2, 2011
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Try these citrusy cookies, coated in powdered sugar, for a luncheon, shower, holiday or anytime snack.

Lime-Graham Tea Cookies

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon frozen (thawed) limeade concentrate
  • 1 tablespoon grated lime peel
  • 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 20 squares)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until fluffy. Stir in vanilla, limeade concentrate and lime peel. On low speed, beat in flour, graham cracker crumbs and salt just until blended. Fold in nuts. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 400°F. Shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 1 inch apart.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until slight cracks appear and cookies are lightly golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool 5 minutes. Place remaining 1 cup powdered sugar in shallow dish. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool. Store tightly covered up to 1 week.

Nutrition

110 Calories
7g Total Fat
1g Protein
11g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
17%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
85mg
3%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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