Adults Only Margarita Cookies
Ingredients
- Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Glaze
- 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Make the cookies
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Beat for 2-3 minutes on low speed using paddle attachment.
- Add yogurt, lime zest, and tequila, mixing until incorporated.
- Add baking powder, soda, salt, and flour; mix on low.
- Form dough into balls the size of a walnut.
- Place on cookie sheet, leaving 2 inches between cookies.
- Flatten balls of dough slightly with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool on the pan for 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely.
- Make the glaze
- Combine powdered sugar, tequila, and lime juice; mix well.
- Using a spoon, pour a small amount of glaze on a cookie, and spread with the back of a spoon.
- Glaze will set in 5 minutes.
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Notes
For the vegan recipe:
Replace butter with non-dairy spread and yogurt with non-dairy yogurt Make sure when you’re adding vegan foods to your diet, you look for vegan certified symbols to assure they meet standards.
Replace butter with non-dairy spread and yogurt with non-dairy yogurt Make sure when you’re adding vegan foods to your diet, you look for vegan certified symbols to assure they meet standards.