These soft, salty, and sweet margarita cookies have spicy lime and orange tastes plus a dash of tequila! For the ultimate alcoholic combo, pair it with a tequila sunrise or margarita.
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- Extremely popular opinion:
- Sweet and spiked
- More boozy recipes? Why not!
- Mix it up
- How many cookies does this recipe make?
- Want more tequila in your life?
- Want more boozy desserts in your life?
- Chewy Margarita Cookies
- FAQs
- What is the secret to chewy cookies?
- What makes cookies chewy vs crunchy?
- How do you make cookies more gooey?
- What makes cookies cakey or chewy?
- What flour is best for chewy cookies?
- Why does melted butter make cookies chewy?
- What are 3 factors that contribute to a chewy cookie?
- Does baking soda make cookies chewy?
- Should I put 1 or 2 eggs in cookies?
- Is it better to bake cookies with butter or oil?
Extremely popular opinion:
Margaritas are delicious. I like margaritas.
Wait, let me clarify: I adore freshly prepared margaritas made with fresh juices and fruit zest. Whether it’s from a bottle of margarita mix or a frozen can, get out and take your pitcher of sad-ritas with you.
Sorry, but you MUST Leave.
Sweet and spiked
I had a margarita desire one day (well, most days), but I also wanted something sweet. That was also 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Cookies became my dessert objective, and to mix my margarita hunger with sweets, I decided to attempt tequila-spiked cookies.
Can you image if I had been needing a bloody mary at the time? [shudder]
More boozy recipes? Why not!
Someone recently expressed an interest in seeing more alcoholic dessert recipes on the site. Therefore, my love, ask and you shall get.
You may be tempted to mistake them for lime cookies, but don’t be fooled. These chewy margarita cookies have a delicate but identifiable lime taste, but they also have a slight orange flavor (from the Triple Sec) and a touch of tequila.
When you top your cookies with my favorite garnish, you get a taste palette evocative of a typical margarita: more freshly grated lime zest, margarita salt, and coarse sparkling sugar.
It’s to die for. That’s what I’m saying.
Mix it up
- Brush the tops of the cookies with tequila: I prepared a batch with a rapid coating of tequila as soon as they came out of the oven, and although the taste was fantastic, the texture of the tops of the cookies left much to be desired.
- Powdered sugar tequila glaze: I’ve heard of folks making a powdered sugar tequila glaze. Please say yes.
- or as a garnish on top if you’re in need of a bit additional fruit in your life. Grated orange peel: Grated orange peel might also be added to the batter.
I’m writing this piece while wishing there were still margarita cookies in the home. There isn’t even a different kind of cookie. There was not a single one. Now my mouth is watering a bit, and I’m not sure what to do about it.
It’s making me nervous, and I’m digging around the cupboard like there’s money hiding there.
My husband took them to work, and one of the guys said that they were the greatest cookies he’d ever tasted. That’s a strong recommendation if I ever heard one.
Even one of his employees who doesn’t usually drink was there. That is not to say you should deceive your non-drinking buddies into eating them. You should also not serve margarita cookies to your children.
It could be amusing in 15 years to tell them that their first taste of tequila was in a cookie when they were six, but that’s probably illegal and stuff, so don’t do it, mmk? Mmk.
This recipe yields around 24 cookies, and although you may be tempted to quadruple it, you definitely shouldn’t.
With so much dough, your mixer will struggle, so if you want to produce 48 cookies, do it in two batches and everything will be OK.
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Chewy Margarita Cookies
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Description
Equipment
- Baking pans
- Silicone nonstick mat
- Paper made with parchment (precut)
- blending bowls
- Whisk
- Mixing Stand
- Scooping cookies
- Cooling racks made of wire
Ingredients
- three cups all-purpose four
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- teaspoonsalt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 pound granulated sugar
- 1 room temperature egg
- 1tablespoontequila
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon Triple Sec, or orange extract
- 1 lime zest, roughly 2 tablespoons (more if desired)
- Optional extra lime zest for garnish
- Margarita salt, maldon flake salt, and coarse sparkling sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two baking pans with nonstick silicone mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
- a teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons baking powder 1
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing basin. Set aside.
1 teaspoon baking soda, 3 cups all-purpose flour - granulated sugar 4 cup
In the big bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar on high speed.
1 pound unsalted butter - Beat in the egg, tequila, lime juice, Triple Sec, and lime zest until just incorporated.
1 egg, 1 tbsp tequila, 2 tsp freshly squeezed lime juice, 1 tsp Triple Sec, 1 tsp lime zest - Using the mixer on low speed, add the flour a bit at a time until just mixed and no flour streaks remain.
- 2 to 2 teaspoons), place dough balls on prepared cookie sheets, no more than 6 per sheet. Form balls by rolling them between your palms.
Using a medium cookie scoop (about 1 1
Optional before baking, but encouraged:
- Top with a bit extra fresh lime zest. Roll in coarse sparkling sugar to coat. Finish with a sprinkling of coarse sparkling sugar. Garnish with margarita salt or maldon flake salt. Sprinkle with a mixture of sugar and salt!
Margarita salt and more lime zest for garnish - 12 minutes in the oven. You want them to be crinkled and set, but not golden. Let to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to wire racks to cool fully.
- Enjoy!