Key Lime Coconut Snowballs Recipes

KEY LIME COCONUT SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Combine crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, rind, juice, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
• Add 2/3 cup coconut, and beat at medium speed for 1 minute or until no longer grainy.
• Add sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating until well combined.
• Cover and chill 20 minutes.
• Shape crumb mixture into 24 balls, about 1 teaspoon each.
• Place remaining 1/3 cup coconut in a shallow bowl; roll balls in coconut.
• Refrigerate balls in an airtight container for up to one day.

KEY LIME COCONUT SNOWBALLS RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Combine crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, rind, juice, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add 2/3 cup coconut, and beat with a mixer at medium speed for 1 minute or until no longer grainy. Add sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, beating until well combined. Cover and chill 20 minutes. Shape crumb mixture into 24 balls, about 1 teaspoon each. Place remaining 1/3 cup coconut in a shallow bowl; roll balls in coconut. Note: Refrigerate balls in an airtight container for up to one day.

CREAMY COCONUT SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with foil. Grease foil with 1/2 teaspoon butter; set aside. Pulse 3/4 cup coconut in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add cream cheese and remaining butter; pulse until blended. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; pulse until blended. Press into prepared pan. Refrigerate, covered, at least 3 hours. , Microwave candy coating and shortening until melted; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Using foil, lift coconut mixture out of pan. Gently peel off foil; cut into 36 pieces. Taking a few pieces at a time, roll each into a ball; keep remaining pieces refrigerated., Using a toothpick, dip balls one at a time in melted coating mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Roll in remaining coconut; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

KEY LIME PIE BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the first 7 ingredients until blended. Shape into 1-in. balls. Roll cookie balls in confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes., Store cookies between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

LIME SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour and cornstarch in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in lime juice, lime peel, and lime oil. Beat in flour mixture until smooth. Refrigerate dough until just firm, about 45 minutes.
• Using scant 1 tablespoon for each, form dough into balls and place on prepared sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
• Bake cookies until pale golden on top and browned on bottom, about 23 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to racks; immediately sift generous amount of powdered sugar over cookies. Cool cookies completely on baking sheets. (Can be made ahead. Store airtight at room temperature up to 5 days or freeze up to 2 weeks. Dust with more powdered sugar before serving.)
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COCONUT LIME THAI SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 with racks in the upper and lower thirds.
• Combine butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add lime oil; beat to combine.
• Gently fold in lime zest, salt, flour and coconut. Blend well.
• Lightly flour hands and roll dough into small,about 1-inch, balls and place about 1 1/2" apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake until puffy (not browned)and bottoms are just golden, about 15 minute.
• Meanwhile, combine coating ingredients in a gallon size plastic bag. While cookies are still warm, toss them in the coating.
• Remove and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.