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Torticas de Morón (Cuban Sugar Cookies with Lime Zest)
A recipe for Torticas de Morón (Sugar Cookies with Lime Zest) from the cookbook, Comida Cubana.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
20
- 1+1/4 cup (230 grams) shortening
- 1 cup (200 grams) sugar
- 3 cup (360 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1+1/2 tsp lime zest
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350˚F (177˚C).
- 2
Beat together shortening and sugar until well blended. Slowly add flour to the mixture to make a smooth dough, then sprinkle in the lime zest and mix well.
- 3
Roll the dough out onto a floured surface so that it is about 1/2 inch (13 mm) thick. The dough will be dry enough to crack; press together when this happens to make a smooth surface.
- 4
Cut out rounds with a 2 inch (5 cm) cookie cutter. Bake on a nonstick baking sheet for 20-25 minutes until golden in color.
- 5
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.