Lime Meltaway Spritz Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup butter, softened
    1/2 cup powdered sugar
    1 3/4 cups flour
    1/4 cup cornstarch
    1 tablespoon lime zest
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    green food coloring
    LIME GLAZE
    1/2 cup powdered sugar
    4 teaspoons lime juice
    1/2 teaspoon lime zest
Preparation
    in a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar till light and fluffy.gradually beat in flour and cornstarch.stir in lime peel and vanilla.
    tint half of the dough green if desired --
    using a cookie press fitted with a ribbon disk, press dough into 12\" long strips 2\" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.cut each strip into 3\" pieces.do not seperate pieces.
    bake at 350* for 8-10 minutes or edges are light brown --
    cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
    to prepare GLAZE:.
    combine glaze ingredients and brush over cooled cookie --
    let stand until set.

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