If you like the flavour of lime, you'll love these biscuits (cookies). They're crisp rather than chewy and wow, you can taste that lime. Chocolate chips are an optional extra, but they work quite nicely.
Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.
125 g unsalted butter, 175 g golden caster sugar
Grate in the lime zest and cream some more.
3 limes
Sift in the flour and baking powder and stir together - the mixture is a little stiff, but persevere.
225 g flour, 2 tsp baking powder
Squeeze in the juice of half a lime (about 1 tbsp) and stir.
Mix in the chocolate, if using.
75 g dark chocolate
Bring the mixture together with your hands and roll out on a floured surface to about 1 cm in thickness.
Cut out circles or heart shapes. Re-roll the trimmings and repeat the process, creating about 30 biscuits in total.
Leave in a cool place for thirty minutes to firm up.
Bake on a lined baking sheet in the middle of the oven, one batch at a time, at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 10 to 15 minutes. The biscuits should be golden and crisp around the edges, but not too brown
Leave to firm up for a couple of minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Dust the tops with caster sugar and leave to cool.
Notes
These biscuits have a habit of spreading, so it's a good idea to leave them in a cool place to firm up for thirty minutes or so before you pop them into the oven.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on serving size and exact ingredients used.