Hello, my name is Amber and I have a citrus addiction! You thought I was done with my lime posts after March, when I typically go crazy because limes are green and that goes well with St. Patrick’s Day. Well, I’m not! Haha! Limes have been on sale 10/$1.00 around here lately, so why not pull out some more lime recipes right? Hence these Key Lime Cookies!
These cookies aren’t super “limey” but they are soft and delicious with a hint of lime. A fun, fresh cookie for summer! My son in particular enjoyed these key lime cookies!
Now before you get on my case about the fact that these are not made with key limes, give me a break. Limes and key limes are pretty similar in taste and I buy what’s on sale. “Key Lime” just sounds fancier and more fun, so I went with it. Feel free to use the real deal!
The glaze is optional, but it helps give it a little more of that lime flavor. Enjoy!
Key Lime Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- zest and juice of 1 lime (about 1 tsp zest and 3 Tbsp lime juice)
- 1 cup white chocolate/vanilla chips
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1 1/2 to 3 Tbsp lime juice, depending on desired consistency
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugars. Beat in the egg, vanilla, lime zest, and lime juice until smooth.
- Slowly add flour mixture until combined. Fold in white chocolate/vanilla chips.
- Drop rounded spoonfuls onto a parchment or silicone mat lined baking sheet. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Do not over-bake. Cookies will be plump. Cool for several minutes on cookie sheets before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
- Prepare glaze by combing powdered sugar and lime zest in a bowl. Add lime juice until desired consistency. I only did 1½ Tbsp for a thick glaze. Spoon glaze over the top of the cookies and allow to set at room temperature until dry. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
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Recipe lightly altered from Oh Sweet Basil
Aimee Be says
July 31, 2014 at 6:57 AMMmm these look so summery and good. Yum!,
Amber says
July 31, 2014 at 8:52 PMCitrus and summer go hand-in-hand in my book!
bblad says
July 31, 2014 at 8:11 AMOh my gosh! These look so good. I love citrus desserts. I wish I had one now and I haven’t even had breakfast yet! lol
Amber says
July 31, 2014 at 8:51 PMMy life would not be the same without citrus desserts! 🙂
Alli Miller @ Cupcake Diaries says
July 31, 2014 at 8:12 AMI love soft cookies like this. The key lime flavor would be so good in a cookie! So perfect for summer.
Alli Miller @ Cupcake Diaries says
July 31, 2014 at 8:13 AMI’m not sure if my last comment saved, so I’m trying again! These look so yummy and soft. The key lime flavor is so perfect for summer!
Amber says
July 31, 2014 at 8:51 PMIt did, but I like your comments 😉 Thanks Alli!
ladygourmetCatherine says
July 31, 2014 at 12:35 PMWonderful looking cookies for a good cup of coffee. Blessings, Catherine
Amber says
July 31, 2014 at 8:51 PMThanks Catherine! 🙂
Renee @ Tortillas and Honey says
July 31, 2014 at 1:11 PMThese are beautiful! I love citrus desserts, so I need to try this! And I also always use regular limes instead of key limes… 😉
Amber says
July 31, 2014 at 8:50 PMThank you Renee! Yay for citrus desserts!
Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T says
August 1, 2014 at 4:24 AMI could put down a few of those key lime cookies! Yummy!
Amber says
August 3, 2014 at 8:47 PMAwesome! Haha.
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
August 1, 2014 at 8:06 AMI love limes but never thought to use them in cookies! Brilliant! 🙂
Amber says
August 3, 2014 at 8:48 PMOh I put lime in EVERYTHING! 😉
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
August 1, 2014 at 10:09 AMI wish limes were on sale around here! I’ve been wanting to bake with them lately!
Amber says
August 3, 2014 at 8:48 PMI go crazy when they are on sale! I just can’t pass them up when they are 10/$1.00
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
August 2, 2014 at 12:21 AMi’m glad that i’m not the only one addicted to anything citrus. these look delicious… definitely could devour a batch right now!
Amber says
August 3, 2014 at 8:50 PMOh yeah, citrus everything in our house! Haha.
huntfortheverybest says
August 4, 2014 at 12:08 PMi love key lime. these look great!
Amber says
August 4, 2014 at 2:58 PMMe too! Thanks!
Pam says
August 17, 2014 at 7:32 AMAbsolutely delicious! Like you, I love citrus! I doubled the recipe and they were wonderful. I used organic Persian limes so they lacked the pretty green color, but made up for it with great flavor.
Amber says
August 17, 2014 at 4:16 PMYAY! So glad you loved them! Thanks for leaving your review Pam!
Rachel says
September 1, 2014 at 10:06 PMAMAZING!!!!! I made these tonight for a family get together and we were all politely trying to not eat too many. Finally, my husband pipes up, “Does anyone want any more of these because in about 5 minutes I am going over there to eat every last one of them!” If I can’t have these in Heaven then I’m not sure I want to go there. 😉
Amber says
September 2, 2014 at 8:26 AMI love it! Haha. Thanks for sharing! So glad you liked them!
Angie says
March 15, 2015 at 5:11 PMMy daughter and I made these together this afternoon. They are AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!! 🙂
linda m says
March 9, 2016 at 10:40 AMwhen you drop a spoon full onto the pan do you mash them down or will they form into a cookie while cooking
Amber says
March 9, 2016 at 10:43 AMI don’t mash them. If you like thin cookies you can.
jenstar68 says
December 6, 2016 at 1:14 PMGoing to make these for a Christmas Cookie Exchange….Hope they are a hit!
Amber says
December 7, 2016 at 10:44 AMI hope so too! Enjoy!
Suzanne Takayama says
December 22, 2017 at 8:57 PMI’ve made these cookies twice and each time I have trouble with the blending the egg, zest, etc. until SMOOTH step. Mine looks curdled! However, after I blend in the flour, it looks like cookie dough. The baked cookies are delicious but what’s with that curdled stuff?
Amber says
December 22, 2017 at 9:30 PMThe acid from the zest probably makes it curdle, but it shouldn’t effect the end product of the cookie.
Rae says
March 16, 2018 at 5:17 PMTHese are the BEST! I’ve made them several times and they’ve always turned out fantasticly scrumptious!! I’ve even tried dipping them fully in the glaze to enrobe them in citrus goodness:) thank u so much for this recipe- these are a favourite!
Amber says
March 21, 2018 at 5:29 AMThat’s great! Thanks for your comment Rae!
Sally says
June 15, 2018 at 8:45 PMHello! Just made these and they are deliscious. Curious though… is the dough super wet? I even added a 1/4C more flour and it was still super wet (held it’s shape when I dropped them on cookie sheet but barely)….took a bit longer to cook. Thanks
Amber says
June 17, 2018 at 8:44 AMThat’s strange. They shouldn’t be that wet. I’m glad you adjusted it to make it work though.
Louisa says
June 30, 2019 at 1:46 PMJust made a double batch of these for my husband’s work. This is my second or third time baking these and they are always a HUGE hit! Definitely one of my go-to summer recipes!
Amber | Dessert Now Dinner Later says
June 30, 2019 at 10:06 PMThat’s great to hear! Thanks for your comment Louisa!
Tami says
June 30, 2019 at 5:11 PMJust made these….mmmmm mmmm yum! :p I added a bit over a tsp of baking powder & left out the egg (allergy). They puffed up nicely. The icing was a nice sweet light addition (mine was a bit thinner, so I just drizzled it over while on the cooling rack). Will definitely keep this recipe for later! Thanks! 🙂
Amber | Dessert Now Dinner Later says
June 30, 2019 at 10:07 PMThat’s great! Glad it worked out for you without the egg.