Forget de coconut, put the lime in de cornmeal Homemade Holidays
By: Eva Wasney Posted: 2:00 AM CST Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

Looking to add a little “zing” to your holiday cookie tray?

Terrie Leppky’s recipe for Lime-Glazed Cornmeal Cookies might just be the answer.

“It’s got a lot of lime — lime juice and zest — so it’s got tang and a bit of bite,” says Leppky, who has been making these charismatic cookies at the request of her lime-loving sister for more than 20 years.

The original recipe came from a Health Sciences Centre staff cookbook, to which Leppky has added an egg to help bind ingredients together.

These cookies are tender, slightly tropical and covered in an icing sugar glaze flecked with bright green lime zest.

Lime-Glazed Cornmeal Cookies

250 ml (1 cup) butter, softened

250 ml (1 cup) white sugar

20 ml (4 tsp) grated lime zest

10 ml (2 tsp) fresh lime juice

2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) almond extract

375 ml (1 1/2 cups) flour

250 ml (1 cup) cornmeal

1 egg

Glaze

810 ml (3 1/4 cups) icing sugar

120 ml (8 tbsp) fresh lime juice

12.5 ml (2 1/2 tsp) lime zest

Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Mix in the egg, followed by lime juice, zest and almond extract. Mix in flour and cornmeal. Chill for an hour.

Place tablespoon-sized scoops of dough on an ungreased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Flatten the cookies using the bottom of a glass that’s been dipped in cornmeal to prevent sticking.

Preheat the oven to 350 F and bake for 11 to 13 minutes. Let cool.

Stir glaze ingredients together in a bowl and spoon over cooled cookies.

— Terrie Leppky

Homemade Holidays is an annual Free Press tradition featuring 12 festive desserts published over 12 days in December. Click here to find this year’s batch of reader-submitted recipes.

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Eva Wasney
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