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
Mmm these look so summery and good. Yum!,
Amber says
Citrus and summer go hand-in-hand in my book!
bblad says
Oh 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
My life would not be the same without citrus desserts! 🙂
Alli Miller @ Cupcake Diaries says
I 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
I’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
It did, but I like your comments 😉 Thanks Alli!
ladygourmetCatherine says
Wonderful looking cookies for a good cup of coffee. Blessings, Catherine
Amber says
Thanks Catherine! 🙂
Renee @ Tortillas and Honey says
These 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
Thank you Renee! Yay for citrus desserts!
Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T says
I could put down a few of those key lime cookies! Yummy!
Amber says
Awesome! Haha.
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
I love limes but never thought to use them in cookies! Brilliant! 🙂
Amber says
Oh I put lime in EVERYTHING! 😉
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
I wish limes were on sale around here! I’ve been wanting to bake with them lately!
Amber says
I 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
i’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
Oh yeah, citrus everything in our house! Haha.
huntfortheverybest says
i love key lime. these look great!
Amber says
Me too! Thanks!
Pam says
Absolutely 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
YAY! So glad you loved them! Thanks for leaving your review Pam!
Rachel says
AMAZING!!!!! 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
I love it! Haha. Thanks for sharing! So glad you liked them!
Angie says
My daughter and I made these together this afternoon. They are AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!! 🙂
linda m says
when you drop a spoon full onto the pan do you mash them down or will they form into a cookie while cooking
Amber says
I don’t mash them. If you like thin cookies you can.
jenstar68 says
Going to make these for a Christmas Cookie Exchange….Hope they are a hit!
Amber says
I hope so too! Enjoy!
Suzanne Takayama says
I’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
The acid from the zest probably makes it curdle, but it shouldn’t effect the end product of the cookie.
Rae says
THese 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
That’s great! Thanks for your comment Rae!
Sally says
Hello! 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
That’s strange. They shouldn’t be that wet. I’m glad you adjusted it to make it work though.