Margarita Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups AP flour
- 3/4 t fine sea salt, divided
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 T fresh lemon juice
- zest of 2 lemons and 2 limes, mixed together
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