Key Lime Coconut Cookies Recipes

COCONUT LIME BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until combined. Add the egg yolks and mix until combined. Add the lemon and lime zest. Add the flour and mix until just combined. Next, add the citrus juice (your choice) and coconut extract and mix the dough until it comes together.
• Scoop out tablespoons of dough, roll into balls between your hands and place on a baking sheet. Bake until not quite starting to turn brown, 12 to 13 minutes. Remove from the oven but keep the cookies on the baking sheet for 3 to 4 minutes. Use a spatula to move them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• For the icing: Add the powdered sugar, cream of coconut, lemon and lime zest, milk, coconut extract, salt, egg white and lemon and lime juice to a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly until combined, adding either more powdered sugar or more juice until it reaches a pourable but still thick consistency.
• Drizzle the icing across the cookies in several lines, and then repeat in the other direction. Sprinkle the cookies with extra zest before the icing sets.

COCONUT KEY LIME THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• For lime curd, in a small saucepan, whisk cornstarch and lime juice until smooth. Whisk in sugar and egg yolks; cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Transfer to a bowl; cool slightly. Press plastic wrap onto surface of curd; refrigerate until cold., Preheat oven to 400°. Cream butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in extracts. Gradually beat in flour., In a small bowl, whisk together egg whites and water. Place coconut in a separate bowl. Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls. Dip in egg whites, then roll in coconut, coating well. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the handle of a wooden spoon., Bake until edges are golden brown, 12-14 minutes. Reshape indentations as needed. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., To serve, fill each cookie with about 1-1/2 teaspoons curd. In a microwave, melt white chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate leftover filled cookies.

KEY LIME COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and egg yolk until smooth. Stir in lime juice and lime zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; blend into the creamed mixture. Form dough into 1/2 inch balls, and arrange on the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Sift confectioners' sugar over cookies while still warm.

KEY LIME AND COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Combine the condensed milk, Key lime juice, and flour in a medium bowl.
• Stir in the grated coconut and then the sugar.
• If using sweetened coconut, taste the mixture before adding the sugar.
• Add the sugar only if you think it is necessary.
• The cookie should have a tangy flavor from the Key lime juice.
• Drop teaspoons of the mixture onto a baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between between each cookie.
• They will spread while baking.
• Bake for 25 minutes until they just start to turn golden.
• Remove from the pan to a rack to cool.
• Store in an airtight container.