Oatmeal Cookies with Lime, Coconut, and White Chocolate
I recently created a special cookie for my Joshua. He loves my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, so I used the oatmeal dough as the base. He is also in love with everything lime, so I added in lime zest and a couple drops of fresh lime juice. I wasn’t sure how the juice would take to the cookies, so I just added a little. I had a good thing going, so I continued on.
½ c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
1 egg
1 tsp. Vanilla
Zest of 1-2 limes (I used 2)
A couple drops of fresh lime juice
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Baking soda
1 1/4 c. flour
1 1/4 c. oats
About 3/4 cup coconut
About 1 cup white chocolate chunks (or chips)
Cream the butter with the sugars until soft and creamy, using a mixer. Add in egg and vanilla. Add in lime zest and juice. Mix briefly. In a separate bowl combine the salt, baking powder, soda, flour. Add to wet ingredients. Mix until blended. Add your oats and then your coconut and chocolate.
Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes! Don’t let them get too done…they are better when they are soft!
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Never thought to pair oats with tangy lime & coconut – LOVE IT!!!
What a great idea! It looks like a delicious cookie!!!
That sounds like a great comination of flavors!
Isn’t it fun to bake cookies for your honey?? I sure think so ; )
Great idea to pair coconut and white chocolate with lime in a cookie!
Oh my gosh! You know my Josh would LOVE these! Ahhh! Saving this recipe. Great creativity! Keep up the good work!
Yummy cookies. Love the combo,
Yes! coconut & lime, mmm. I would love to try this one.
Sounds like breakfast cookie for me what a great idea love the LIME.
Perfect combo of flavors there! Yummy!
Oh a tropical oatmeal cookie.
I just toasted some coconut and can’t stop eating it so I think these cookies are wonderful! What nice flavors. Oatmeal has to be about my favorite cookie too besides an old fashioned chocolate chip cookie. Will bookmark this!
Great flavor pairing! And they look so good!
Looks like you’ve invented a wonderful cookie! I’ve never had lime in cookies until trying Dorie’s coconut butter thins (just last night) and I’m hooked! And if I liked that one, which had coconut it it (not one of my favorites), I know that I will LOVE this one with oatmeal and white chocolate!!! So glad that your sweetie enjoyed these!
Thanks everyone! I really liked the flavor and the oatmeal base was fantastic!!
That combination is a winner! OMG, I’m drooling!
cheers,
Rosa
Lime, coconut, and white chocolate sounds like a perfect combination to me! Delicious cookies!
Mmmm, what a great combination of food! They look delicious!
The ingredient combo is terric. I can imagine how great these taste.
I LOVE lime!! I bet those are GREAT!!
Ever since I developed my recipe for white chocolate lime cookies I have been facinated by the combo. Yours adds coconut and oats … wowie, that looks yummy!
I think I would really like these. It reminds me of the silly song I love, you out the lime in the coconut, you stir it all up. or something like that.
Anyhoo, yes, I have been to Palm Beach many times. My sister lives just South, I live 3 hrs North and my best friend lives in West Palm. It’s a great place. Say hello to the palm trees everywhere.
What a nice creation.
I am really diggin this combo of ingredients…another to add to my baking list!!!
Hope your feelin ok, we miss you guys!
This is such a creative combination of ingredients! I absolutely love lime and coconut (and chocolate of course!) so I’m sure these cookies are amazing. It is so sweet that you came up with these just for your husband
These sound fantastic! What a great flavor combo idea.
I love how you add some citrus to it!
P.S. I have an award for you!
Live Love Eat-I will email you soon about FL. I need some travel tips:)
Whit-Sorry we can’t come this weekend, I am really bummed.
Meghan-It is a good cookie. I was pleased with the outcome!
Allie-Thanks! I will be over:)
Sure–just when I tell myself I can’t make cookies this week.
I love that combo. I never would have thought of it. Perfect!
Those look and sound amazing, I have never thought of adding citrus to a cookie!
They look awesome. How sweet of you to create something for your honey!
Those cookies are so exotic! That sounds amazing!
Maria, thanks for leading me to your beautiful & lovely foodblog!! Those cookies look so yummie
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How do you manage to take everything I love and turn it into a cookie?!? If I didn’t have 2 batches of cookie dough in the fridge already, I’d so be making these today! Definitely bookmarking though.
As for chocolate frosting, I use the recipe my grandma has been using for ages. I dunno where she got it so I just call it hers, but the recipe is here: http://howtoeatacupcake.net/2008/11/trick-or-treats.html Sometimes I have to add more milk to it.
That looks so good! I’m not into lime, so I’ll try caramel or butterscotch!
Great flavor combo. I’m sure the texture of the oatmeal played great with the lime and coconut. I’m glad they were a success.
Totally a fun combination
Taking risks is always so much fun and so exciting when they work out!
Very creative! Those cookies look and sound delicious!
They sound fantastic! Great job on your own creation!
OK, what a great idea. I love the lime and coconut idea! You go Girl!
What a great flavor combination! I know some people don’t really like white chocolate, but I love it.