As I mentioned the other day, I helped out with a bake sale at my library this past weekend. I didn’t have much notice about the event so there wasn’t a ton of time to bake, which was probably for the best as I’m sure I would have gone overboard had I had weeks to prepare. Fortunately, I work well under pressure so even with short notice, I was able to make pralines and these sugar cookies. Both could be easily portioned and packaged and were a cinch to transport. Though I’d initially planned to just drop my goodies off, I wound up staying and helping out at the bake sale for a few hours and it was a blast! I enjoyed watching people (especially the kids) carefully consider all of their options before selecting just the right treat to take home 🙂
I’ve seen these cookies pop up on several blogs over the past few months and they always receive positive reviews so even though I hadn’t previously tried them, I felt confident they’d be a good choice for the bake sale. They were easy to throw together and the dough smelled fabulous with the lime zest and toasted coconut. You want to be careful not to overbake them unless you like really, really chewy cookies. I found the perfect timing on my second sheet of cookies by taking them out when the edges were set and they were slightly browned, even though the centers looked a bit soft. I loved that you could see both the lime zest and the coconut in the finished cookies – they felt very festive! I sampled one or two of the misshapen cookies before packaging them and thought they were very good. I don’t often use limes in my baking and I don’t know why because their zest is so fragrant and adds such a nice flavor to whatever it’s used in. As for the coconut, I definitely thought it contributed more texture than flavor to the cookies. A few of the ladies helping out at the bake sale tried the cookies and gave their stamp of approval as well so it seems these were indeed a good choice!
Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies
adapted from Rock Recipes (and seen on My Baking Addiction)
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
zest of one large lime
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 cup unsweetened toasted coconut (sweetened coconut is fine too)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt to combine. Add the sugar and lime zest to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Use your fingertips to rub the zest into the sugar until it is fragrant. Add the butter to the bowl and cream the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla extract and lime juice and beat at medium speed to combine. With the mixer on low speed slowly add the dry ingredients and the toasted coconut.
Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned and the edges are set. The cookies may still be a bit soft in the center. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheets for 2 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool.
Yields about 45 cookies
Those look delightful. I adore anything lime flavoured 😀
Katie xox
These look very delicious. I like them chewy and yet tangy. Would be so good with a cup of tea. I like them. Thanks for sharing.
It’s strange, I don’t like lemon flavored desserts but I love lime. These cookies look delicious! I love the flecks of lime zest in the cookies. They’re so pretty.
I’ve been eying these too! Did you find that the addition of the lime juice made these cakey? I was thinking of omitting it, but then what if there isn’t enough lime flavour?
Those look perfect. Glad you were able to help with a bake sale!
They look great. Love the lime with the sweet:)
these look great. it makes me want to add some pineapple juice (or even pureed pineapple) to some confectioners sugar to make a delicious glaze to add to the tropical feel of these cookies. I just might have to do that.
A coworker of mine just got back from a vacay on Hawaii and he misses it dearly, I think these’ll take him back, if not for just a moment 🙂
These are definitely on my list to make!
@Steph, definitely don’t omit the lime juice. Doesn’t make them cakey at all! I made a batch a few weeks ago and the zest doesn’t add a lot of lime flavor, it’s really the juice that does it.
Like the sound of these cookies…lime and coconut. The combination in a cookie must be distinctive!
Lime and coconut are truly a match made in heaven. These look awesome!
what a great idea, adding lime to the sugar cookie!!
I bet they were wonderful!
Steph – I agree with Faith. These are definitely not cakey cookies and I think you’ll miss a lot of the lime flavor if you skip the lime juice.
Beautiful cookies! They look awesome!
lime and coconut who could ask for more 🙂 going to put this on the “to bake list”
These sound and look delicious, think these would be a hit here, copied and need to try them soon.
I’ve loved the lime/coconut combination ever since we made the coconut butter thins for TWD. These look even better! I’m glad the bake sale was such a success.
Your cookies look stunning… and they sound amazing. I love lime!
I don’t use lime much either (but should)! I make lemon cookies similar to these – and everyone loves the chewy texture – these look phenomenal! I’ll have to grab some limes at the store tomorrow!
Ooo, those sound fantastic! Chewy sugar cookies are simply a wonderful, wonderful thing.
I’m a big fan of all things lime, so I had to make these. Fantastic! I had cook them more like 13-14 minutes to get them done, but they came out perfect. Definitely don’t omit the lime juice…
I haven’t tried lime flavored cookies. This is something new to me. Thanks for sharing this nice recipe.
I remember seeing these! They look delicious 🙂
These were a hit! I actually sifted some icing sugar over top of them when they were still warm. Thanks for the recipe!