Chewy Lime and Coconut Sugar Cookie Recipe
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Yes, I am posting another lime recipe. My Baking Addiction made me do it. When I saw her post that started out with, “Are you a lime lover?” I knew I was in trouble. Especially because it was a cookie recipe. I tried to ignore the post, but it kept popping up in my mind at the most random times. These cookies were begging to be baked.
Over the weekend, I made a batch and I don’t know if I should love these cookies or hate them. They are DIVINE! So divine that I didn’t want to share. I took one bite and immediately knew I was in big trouble. Josh was outside doing yard work, so the question was-do I hurry and hide the cookies or share my divine discovery?
Josh ended up coming in the house to grab a drink and smelled the cookies. He quickly grabbed a freshly baked cookie from the cooling rack. Of course he loved them. They are soft, chewy, with a hint of toasted coconut, and the perfect kick of lime. What is not to love? Especially for lime lovers, like us.
I could go on and on about how fabulous these cookies are, but instead, go make a batch. You will see! Make them today to end your Cinco de Mayo party with a sweet bang!
And if you are wondering if I would of shared the cookies with Josh if he didn’t come inside-of course I would of:)
Chewy Lime and Coconut Sugar Cookies
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Zest of one large lime
3 tbsp lime juice
½ cup toasted coconut
1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookiesDirections:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or Silpats.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy. This will take a couple of minutes.
4. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, lime juice and lime zest. Mix until well combined.
5. Gradually add in the dry ingredients and toasted coconut. Mix until combined, don't over mix.
6. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of cookie dough into balls. Put sugar in a small bowl and roll cookie dough balls in the sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
7. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. The cookies will start to crack a little bit.
8. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes. Move cookies to a cooling rack.*Note-to toast the coconut-place coconut on lined baking sheet. Bake for 5-8 minutes at 350 degrees. Tossing a couple of times. Remove from oven when coconut is light brown.*
Recipe from Rock Recipes and seen on My Baking Addiction
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these look just incredible, lovely combination!
lime & coconut and sugar? yes please! i love limes too. we had kicked up fajitas tonight….they were really strange, not sure if i should post, but they were really good–someone might dig it. lol
Guess what!?! I bought everything BUT the coconut at the store
OOPS! I keep drooling over that post as well. I am making these Friday!
Oh yeah, I can see that these are going to disappear quickly here! Thanks for passing them on!
I love lime…ya momma these do look super…I’m going to take the risk and make them..but I won’t share..haha
sweetlife
This looks delicious! I’d have that for lunch any day of the week.
Bookmarked! I am loving these cookies. GREAT photos!
we really should rename you the cookie lady
I’ve been craving lime and coconut and it’s been popping up all over the place lately. I think it’s a sign!
I have all the ingredients for these cookies, this could be dangerous me for as well!
I lvoe the sound of these cookies..soft…chewy…and with lime…yum!
I would love the soft and chewy element of these. They sound wonderful with the lime as well.
What unique cookies – they sound addicting and perfect for Cinco de Mayo or anytime
“He put the lime in the coconut he
drank-put them in a cookie and ate-them both up.”Great cookies and you definitely don’t need to be celebrating CDM to eat them.
I didn’t celebrate I’m afraid. I attended a going-away barbecue for a friend and had hoped it might have a few 5/5 festivities – in the form of margaritas, but it was not to be.
Oh i bet that bite of lime is great
Coconut and lime!! This is the way to do it. Josh is so lucky he scored some of these! xo
So glad to see that everything went so well with the bake sale and that y’all earned so much! I’m sure that was crazy trying to put it all together but so awesome that you took that on. I just need to live close so that I can try some of your cookies too. I’d rather eat them than bake them.
How clever! I’m loving this lime zest in cookies thing — kind of like a tropical beverage in dessert-form! Which, incidentally, is basically what those tropical beverages are!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
What a great looking treat for anytime, especially cinco de mayo!
These look delicious! I’m having one of those need a cookie days too, but like you no cookies in the house. Still debating if it’s worth making some right now.
Yum! These cookies look wonderful! I made some coconut and lime cookies last year, but yours look so much better.
These cookies look fantastic. I’m definitely going to try them. Strange question: Do you have any idea what makes a cookie chewy vs. cake like? Is it ingredients? Process?
twopeas replied: — May 7th, 2010 @ 5:50 am
El-I am guessing the chewiness comes from under baking the cookies a little. You take these out a little early and let them set up for a couple minutes on the cookie sheet. The lime juice might help with the chewiness, but I really don’t know. Good question. Anyone know?
Thanks for the under baking tip. That may be right. I’ve been trying to make a good thin chewy oatmeal cookie for years and have probably tried 25- 30 recipes to no avail. A few people have said corn syrup but that doesn’t seem right. Thank you!
I am loving those photos! They’re beautiful. And of course the cookies look swell too
ooh lime and coconut in a sugar cookie, how awesome! love it!
Oh my! My husband is a huge key lime fan and I bet he would go nuts for these. The coconut makes them look magical. BTW, looking forward to our ventures
Another great cookie recipe! These look delicious!
The men chowed these cookies down at lunch today. Yes, they are on the make again list. One son suggested maybe a frosting on them….with just a hint of lime.
Those cookies look wonderful!!
These look sooo yummy thank you for posting the recipe! I have all the ingredients, except I could not find unsweetened coconut. Can I toast sweetened coconut, or just skip the toasting and use as is? I am drooooling to make these
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twopeas replied: — May 18th, 2010 @ 10:42 am
Kath-Yes, you can use sweetened coconut, just toast it and add it in the mix. Let me know if you like them!
I love the tropical ingredients, lime and coconut, in this recipe. It’s an intriguing combination wrapped up in a comforting chewy cookie. Great job!
Coconut and lime together are one of my favorites! They must be great in a chewy cookie.
Oh. My. Goodness.
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These came out fantabulous!!!!
They would be perfect for a luncheon or a tea party, or just sitting and eating while watching TV
I think next time, I will make them smaller though…
twopeas replied: — May 19th, 2010 @ 2:18 pm
Kath-Glad you liked the cookies. They really are perfect for anytime and all the time:)
Thanks for posting the recipe! Loved the scent of lime, but I’m not sure I would bake these again. They were too soft for my taste (maybe not using an air-insulated baking sheet would help with that!) I substituted lime zest with lime oil and lowered the amount of sugar. I would also add more coconut if I bake them again. Almond extract is usually a nice combo with coconut so I’d probably add some of that too. Oh and using a tablespoon cookie scoop yielded me 50 cookies!!!
Okay, we made these tonight and they were a hit! Not over-the-top lime-tasting at all. I think next time I might roll them in coconut as well as the sugar. I love coconut and can never have enough. But super chewy and a huge hit with the entire family!
Just made these! They are SOOOO good! Really chewy and delicious. I would add a bit more lime juice/zest for more lime flavor.
twopeas replied: — May 23rd, 2010 @ 7:46 am
D-so glad you liked the cookies. Thanks for letting us know.
I made these this afternoon, and they were delicious! I could barely keep my hands out of the dough, and after I made them, I kept reaching back into the cookie jar. I loved the soft chewiness (when I first took them out of the oven they seemed WAY underdone, but firmed up really nicely after cooling, while keeping their chewy texture) and the subtle coconut lime flavor. I’ll definitely make them again!
These look so delicious! Two of my favorite summer flavors!
Oh my goodness…..does it get any better than this?? I love those combo of lime and coconut! Can’t wait to try it!
twopeas replied: — June 9th, 2010 @ 5:12 pm
I hope you like the cookies, they are one of my all time favorites!
Barry here from Rock Recipes. Glad you guys had so much success with this recipe. It is an original idea my wife and I came up with that has proven to be very very popular with readers of my blog. Looks like it is pretty popular here too!