I got here house from the imports store with a block of guava paste. Only for the heck of it. Then it sat for a pair weeks whereas I made a decision what to do with it. There’s definitely a bread sooner or later as nicely, one block goes a great distance. However for this time, I made a decision to zhuzh up my favourite crispy chewy sugar cookie base with some guava and lime. It was both that or toasted coconut, however as guava may be very candy, the tartness of the lime is far appreciated. The rum within the glaze is non-compulsory however very tasty! Eldest kiddo, that works on the aforementioned imports store, stated these have been incredible and wanted to be made once more quickly. Her coworkers made quick work of those I despatched in. Hubby and youngest sugared out shortly however stated they have been good.
Guava Lime Sugar Cookies with Rum Lime Drizzle
makes 14 giant cookies
½ cup (8 tablespoons)/113 g butter, very tender
1 cup/200 g granulated sugar
1 giant egg, at room temperature
½ tsp sea salt
2 tsp contemporary lime zest (zest of 1 lime)
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking soda
1½ cups + 2 tbsp/210 grams all-purpose flour
½ cup/ 90-100g diced guava paste (cube into ¼” sized bits) + 2 tbsp flour
Icing
2 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp rum or ½ tsp rum flavoring
1¼ cups/ 144 g powdered sugar
First put together the guava bits. Set out a small bowl and put the two tbsp flour into the underside. Reduce about 4 ¼-inch slices of the guava paste with a pointy knife, after which minimize these into about 3 lengthy strips every. Cube every strip into little squares to acquire little cubes of round ¼-inch. Put the cubes into the bowl with the flour and toss collectively and separate along with your fingers. Toss the cubes right into a nice sieve to sift off the surplus flour. Put aside.
In a big bowl, combine collectively the butter, granulated sugar, egg, salt, lime zest and vanilla till clean, about 1 minute. Swap to a rubber spatula and stir within the baking soda. Add the flour in halves and gently stir to mix. Simply earlier than the final of the flour is labored in, fold within the guava bits till no streaks of flour stay. Place the bowl within the fridge for 15 to twenty minutes.
Whereas the dough is chilling, warmth the oven to 350ºF and line 2 giant sheet pans with parchment.
Take away the dough from the fridge.
Use a cookie scoop or spoon to portion out 6 rounded scoops per tray, spaced not less than 3 inches aside on the sheet pans. Bake till evenly golden on the edges and dry and set within the middle, 13 to fifteen minutes, rotating the pans midway by. Let cool for five minutes on the sheet pan; the cookies will flatten barely and proceed cooking as they cool. End cooking on a wire rack.
In small bowl, stir collectively the lime juice, rum/flavoring and powdered sugar till clean. Add extra juice ½ teaspoon at a time to desired consistency. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand till glaze is ready.
The cookies will preserve in an hermetic container at room temperature for 2-3 days.
