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Margarita Cookies

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Cooling Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, tightly packed
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 tablespoons lime zest
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice

Glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/4 tablespoons tequila reposado
  • 3/4 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • 1 3/4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • Optional garnishes
  • Flaky sea salt, white sparkling sugar, lime zest, and Tajín

Instructions

Cookies

  • In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed to combine butter and sugar. Add the flour and salt; mix on medium speed. Add egg yolks and lime juice; combine, with mixer on low speed. Fold in lime zest.
  • Use a cookie scoop or wet hands to form dough into approximately 24 round cookies and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving at least an inch of space between each cookie. Place in freezer to set for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Bake cookies for 14–16 minutes, until the outer edges start to brown. Allow the cookies to cool completely before adding glaze.

Glaze

  • Whisk together powdered sugar, tequila, lime zest, and lime juice in a medium bowl until smooth and thick. (Don’t be tempted to add more liquid; the glaze will be very thick, but that’s the perfect consistency.)
  • Scoop glaze evenly onto centers of cookies (about 3/4 teaspoon per cookie). Spread glaze over the cookies using the back of a spoon, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the cookie edge. Garnish with flaky sea salt, sugar, lime zest, and/or Tajín, as desired. Let cookies stand until the glaze hardens, about 30 minutes.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container; they will last about a week at room temperature, 10 days in the refrigerator, and up to 3 months in the freezer.