Tangy, bright green and fun, these cookies make the case that key lime isn’t just for pie. Recipe developed by Food Network Kitchen.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | About 36 cookies |
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon grated Key lime zest, plus 3 tablespoons Key lime juice (or use regular lime zest and 1 1/2 tablespoons each lemon and lime juice)
- 4 drops green food coloring
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons green sanding sugar
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lime zest and juice, then beat in the food coloring. Reduce the mixer speed to low; gradually add the flour mixture, beating until just combined. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine the confectioners’ sugar and sanding sugar in a small bowl. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and toss in the sugar mixture to coat completely. Arrange the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are puffed and cracked on top and golden around the edges, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 36 servings |
| Calories | 93 |
| Total Fat | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 17 mg |
| Sodium | 47 mg |
Reviews
These did not turn out as good as hoped. I used a biscuit cutter to shave off the burned ends. The key lime did not kick — at all. My co-workers didn’t even know they were flavored. (Not my best showing at the holiday cookie bake-off at work)
Relly good cookies! Nice and pillowy and soft. I used more zest than it called for and I could defintely taste the lime in the baked cookies. I baked mine on a single large cookie sheet for about 15 minutes and rotated the pan 180 degrees half way through. The crackle effect is super fun! We ate through them very fast and my husband was asking what all I needed from the store to make more ASAP!
Really tasty. Followed the directions exactly except used 4 tbs bottled key lime juice instead of the real stuff- still super good
Wow, this is a great cookie. Made it half lemon, half lime and used yellow food coloring. Baked perfect at 350 for 16 minutes. Dough a little hard to roll but worth it. Practicing for a Pittsburgh cookie table for a Florida destination wedding in December.
I used 4 tablespoons of Key lime juice and two teaspoons of zest. I let the dough chill overnight. I only baked one pan of twelve cookies at a time for twelve minutes. They came out perfect and tasted tangy delicious!
Don’t bother (: They had just stared browning on corners and when I took them out they were burnt on the bottom. And that was 16 minutes into baking time. No real key lime flavor