Key Lime Cookies

If you are looking for a delicious citrus cookie recipe these Lime Cookies are guaranteed to hit the spot. They are soft and chewy with a delicious key lime flavor. They are in no way cakey just like our other family favorite Soft Chewy Lemon Cookies.

Key Lime Cookies are a favorite to put in school lunch boxes, afterschool sweet snack, dessert for making ice cream sandwiches on a hot day and of course for Christmas Cookies.

Key Lime Cookies are a favorite soft chewy lime cookie and a favorite on a hot summer day sandwiched with ice cream or sorbet.. 

The soft chewy Key Lime Cookies are super easy to make and freeze really well making them easy to make ahead of time.

To make Sorbet Sandwiches I actually find it a little bit easier to assemble if the cookies are frozen for at least 20 minutes, since sorbet is a little bit softer than ice cream on the hottest of summer days. When the room temperature is above 75° the cookies still defrost fairly fast while helping prolong the sorbet from melting too fast.

We also like to keep a few flavors of sorbet on hand to fill the Sorbet Sandwiches with so everyone can personalize their own. I like to make standard size Chewy Key Lime Cookies so you can enjoy a few different flavors if you so choose.

Sorbet and Key Lime Cookies are delicious on their own but they are over the top amazing when you put them together! They were the perfect sweet treat to celebrate the end of the school year in our house on a hot day!

Here's how to make these amazing Key Lime Cookies:

To make the Chewy Key Lime Cookies add to a mixer:

• 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
• 2 tablespoons Lime Zest

Mix on medium speed for 5 minutes to infuse sugar with lime zest.

Add 2 ounces Cream Cheese and mix until well combined.

Add to mixing bowl:

• 1/3 cup Shortening or Coconut Oil
• 6 tablespoons Melted Butter
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
• 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Mix until well combined.

Mix in 2 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour until well combined.

Refrigerate Lime Cookie Dough for at least 1 hour covered to make it easier to roll.

Scoop Lime Cookie Dough using a standard sized cookie scoop and roll into a ball.

Roll Lime Cookie Dough ball in Granulated Sugar and place 3" apart on a parchment or Silpat lined baking sheet.

Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes until edges are starting to lightly brown.

Allow cookies to cool for 3-4 minutes on cookie sheet before moving them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

I like to freeze the Key Lime Cookies for at least 20 minutes to prevent the sorbet from melting too fast but the cookies can also be stored in the freezer for up to a month and defrost really well.

We used a biscuit cutter to core the Sorbet and then cut it in half for each sandwich but you can also just scoop it and use a spatula to flatten the sorbet a bit before pressing between the cookies. The Sorbet Sandwiches can be made ahead of time and kept in the freezer until ready to serve. The cookies will be extra crunchy at first but will soften as they start to defrost.

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Author: Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch

Key Lime Cookies

If you are looking for a delicious citrus cookie recipe these Lime Cookies are guaranteed to hit the spot. They are soft and chewy with a delicious key lime flavor. 

Prep time: 35 MinCook time: -39 MinTotal time: -4 Min

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
• 2 tablespoons Key Lime Zest or Regular Lime Zest
• 2 ounces Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
• 6 tablespoons Butter, Melted
• 1/3 cup Shortening or Coconut Oil
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Key Lime Juice or Lime Juice
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/3 cup Granulated Sugar for Rolling

Instructions

1. Mix together granulated sugar and lime zest for 5 minutes to infuse sugar.
2. Add cream cheese and beat until well combined.
3. Stir in butter, shortening or coconut oil, egg, lime juice, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
4. Add flour and stir just until combined.
5. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour to make it easier to roll.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
7. Scoop cookie dough using a standard sized cookie scoop of heaping tablespoon and roll into a ball. Roll ball in granulated sugar.
8. Place cookies 3 inches apart on lined baking sheet.
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are just barely brown. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for 3-4 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
10. Cool cookies completely.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

183

Fat

8 g

Sat. Fat

6 g

Carbs

26 g

Fiber

0 g

Net carbs

26 g

Sugar

15 g

Protein

2 g

Sodium

146 mg

Cholesterol

20 mg

The nutritional information and metric conversions are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data. If this important to you, please verify with your favourite nutrition calculator and/or metric conversion tool.

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