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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Key Lime Coconut Sugar Cookies

I can't tell you how yummy these cookies are. Light and airy and tender. The hint of lime makes them taste so fresh and the coconut just adds to the fun. This is a super easy sugar cookie recipe with no chilling and no rolling. Just scoop and bake. They'd be perfect for a cookie exchange but wrap them carefully as they are delicate!

Key Lime Coconut Sugar Cookies



1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
Zest from 2 limes (Key Limes or regular limes)
Juice from 2 limes ~ about 2 tablespoons
2 cups flour plus 2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1 cup sweetened flake coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sugar for sprinkling

Place parchment paper on cookie pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream sugars with butter and shortening.

Add egg, coconut extract and vanilla and mix well. 

Add lime juice and lime zest.

Add flour, baking soda, cream of tarter and coconut and mix well.

Scoop into 1 inch balls and place on prepared pan.

Flatten dough balls with your hand or the bottom of a glass then sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for about 10 minutes.

Makes about 2 - 3 dozen


Here we go! 

Here we go!

Cream sugars with butter and shortening. 

Cream sugars with butter and shortening.

Add egg, coconut extract and vanilla and mix well. 

Add egg, coconut extract and vanilla and mix well.

Add lime juice and lime zest. 

Add lime juice and lime zest.

Add flour, baking soda, cream of tarter and coconut and mix well. 

Add flour, baking soda, cream of 
tarter and coconut and mix well.

Flatten dough balls with your hand or the bottom of a glass then sprinkle with sugar. 

Flatten dough balls with 
your hand or the bottom 
of a glass then sprinkle with sugar.

Bake! 

Bake!

Yummy! 

Yummy!