Key Lime Cookie Cups Recipes

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 PIE CUPS

Steps:

• Combine graham crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar until blended.
• Grate zest, then squeeze juice from 3 limes. Reserve remaining lime for later use.
• Beat cream cheese, milk, lime zest, lime juice and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp. graham crumb mixture for later use; spoon remaining crumb mixture evenly into 10 (4-oz.) glass jars. Top with layers of cream cheese mixture and remaining COOL WHIP. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Cut remaining lime into 10 wedges; use to garnish desserts just before serving.

KEY LIME COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, egg and egg yolk until creamy.
• Thoroughly mix in flour, baking powder, salt, lime juice and lime peel.
• Form dough into 1/2-inch balls and place on lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350º for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack.
• While still warm, sift confectioner's sugar over cookies.

KEY LIME PIE COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
• spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray
• place a teaspoon ball of cookie dough into each muffin cup
• place in oven and bake for 10-13 minutes until just starting to brown
• remove from the oven and use the handle of a wooden spoon to gently press down the center of the cookies to form a cup
• allow to cool in the muffin cups for 5 to 10 minutes then remove to a cooling rack
• whisk the egg yolks, lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla over medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes until completely warmed
• remove from heat and allow to completely cool
• pour into a pastry bag and fill each cookie cup to the top
• place in the refrigerator until completely cooled and ready to serve
• top each off with a dollop of whipped cream and a half a lime slice
• enjoy!

KEY LIME PIE COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 24 mini muffin pan with non-stick baking spray.
• Roll each separate cookie into a ball and place in the bottom of each muffin tin.
• Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove cookies from oven and gently press a spoon in the center of each baked cookie to make the shape of the cup.
• After 10 minutes, gently remove cookie cups from the muffin pan and place on a cooling rack until completely cooled.
• Whisk together egg yolks, key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, and pure vanilla extract.
• Pour into a medium sized pot and saute over medium to low heat to cook through the eggs.
• Keep on heat and stir for 12-14 minutes until nice and warm. Remove and allow to cool.
• Fill a ziploc bag with snipped side or piping bag with key lime curd mixture.
• Pipe key lime curd into direct centers of each cookie cup until filled.
• Next garnish with whipped cream and lime zest and refrigerate for at least one hour and serve.

KEY LIME PIE SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add egg yolk and vanilla; blend until combined. Mix in dry ingredients and continue to blend until dough sticks together, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in remaining sugar to coat. Place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are lightly browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Zest all 3 limes; set zest aside. Juice 2 of the limes.
• Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar. Add lime juice and zest; mix to combine.
• Spread filling on the flat sides of 1/2 of the cookies, then top with remaining cookies to form sandwich cookies.