Margarita Cookies With Salty Sweet Tequila Glaze
User Reviews
5
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Servings
24 Cookies
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Course
Baked Goods
Margarita Cookies With Salty Sweet Tequila Glaze
Description
Margarita Cookies With Salty Sweet Tequila Glaze features a soft, buttery cookie dough flavored with lime zest and orange extract. The dough is chilled, shaped into logs, and coated with a mix of sanding sugar and kosher salt before slicing and baking. This process creates a crunchy exterior that offsets the tender cookie center. Once cooled, the cookies are decorated with a glaze made from confectioners’ sugar, water, and tequila, imparting a subtle boozy sweetness balanced by a touch of saltiness from the coating. The lime and orange flavors complement the tequila glaze, giving the cookies a margarita-inspired profile without the drink.
The texture contrast between the sugar-and-salt coating and the tender cookie, combined with the citrus and tequila notes, makes the cookies particularly interesting. They bake until just lightly browned at the edges to maintain a delicate bite while ensuring enough structure to hold the glaze.
These cookies work well as a snack or dessert for parties, especially those where a cocktail-themed treat is appreciated. Chilling the dough before baking helps the cookies keep their shape and lets the sugar-salt coating adhere evenly for a refined finish.
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- green food coloring optional - I used six drops McCormick Neon Green & 2 Drops McCormick Green
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon lime peel finely grated
- 1 teaspoon orange extract McCormick® brand, pure
- 1/2 cup sanding sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Tequila Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon tequila
Instructions
Cookies:
- 1. Mix flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg, lime peel, extract and food coloring if using; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Form each half into a log about 9 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper.
- 2. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
- 3. Preheat oven 350°F. Mix sanding sugar and kosher salt. Roll each cold dough log in mixture to coat evenly. Cut dough into 1/4-inch thick slices. Place on ungreased baking sheets. If desired sprinkle a bit of additional sugar and salt mixture on tops.
- 4. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- 5. Drizzle Glaze over cooled cookies. If desired sprinkle lightly with salt/sugar mixture. Let stand until glaze is set.
Tequila Glaze:
- Mix 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, and 1 tablespoon each water and tequila in small bowl until smooth. (Or omit tequila and use 2 tablespoons water.)
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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