Key Lime Cookies: A Tangy Treat!
Sweet Treats
Quick Treats
Published on
Aug 23, 2024
Tired of the same old cookie recipes? Looking for something new, something tangy, something that makes your mouth say wow? Here, we have a batch of our delightfully tangy key lime cookies. A showstopper to any event, whip up these lemon cookies for a citrus twist!
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
25 min
Total
35 min
Serves
6
people
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp lime juice
- ¼ tsp lime essence
- Green food colour
- Lime zest
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- 2½ cup all-purpose flour
- Powdered sugar
How to make :
Key Lime Cookies: A Tangy Treat!
- Scoop out 1 cup of softened butter and 1½ cup of sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Whisk well using an electric mixer and add 1 egg along with 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Pour in 1 tsp of lime juice and ¼ tsp of lime essence along with a dash of green food colour.
- Grate in some lime zest and whisk again.
- Add 1 tsp each of baking soda and baking powder along with ½ cup of desiccated coconut.
- Add 2½ cup of all-purpose flour and mix well using a spatula.
- Knead the dough well using your hands.
- Take a greased baking tray and scoop out small portions of the dough, shaping them into balls.
- Spread some powdered sugar on a plate and coat the cookie dough balls with it.
- Place them into the baking tray and pop them into a preheated oven at 180°C for 20–25 min.
Special Tip
You can add some grated nuts to the dough as well for a crunchy key lime cookie.
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