Key Lime Cookies
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Key Lime Cookies are soft, chewy, with a hint of lime, smooth white chocolate chips, and a citrus glaze on top.
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.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Recipe lightly altered from Oh Sweet Basil
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Hi, I’m Amber! I am a culinary graduate and dessert lover! This is where I share my favorite sweet and savory recipes alongside my knowledge and skills as a culinary graduate. I hope you find something you like!
47 Comments on “Key Lime Cookies”
Pretty sure nobody was going to “get on your case” over which lime you used. How oddly paranoid was that comment? FYI, nobody even knows from a picture which lime you used. OMG
Just made these now. OMG they are amazing. I was able to get 3 dozen out of recipe.
I too, had troubled once I added in lime juice. It did look kinda curdled but I turned my mixer on high and it soon stated creaming like it was suppose to.
Once cookies were on rack cooling, I used my pastry brush to get icing on. It worked like a charm!
Thanks….will make again for sure😋
Nice idea to use the pastry brush! Glad you enjoyed these cookies Dawn!
Thanks for the recipe Amber. I picked yours over many because of your write up. The cookies were a big hit with family! I made 6 batches. Now its time to make a batch for myself!
Wow! That’s a lot of cookies! Glad you are enjoying this recipe!
Just 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! 🙂
That’s great! Glad it worked out for you without the egg.
Just 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!
That’s great to hear! Thanks for your comment Louisa!
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
That’s strange. They shouldn’t be that wet. I’m glad you adjusted it to make it work though.
I didn’t need to add more flour. This recipe is a keeper. Since I was out of limes, I used bottled lime juice and lemon zest. And, because I don’t care for white chocolate, I toasted sweetened coconut and added it to the dough. In addition, I substituted lemon for the lime in the glaze.
Your alterations sound delicious! Glad you could make it work for your tastes and ingredients on hand.
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!
That’s great! Thanks for your comment Rae!
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?
The acid from the zest probably makes it curdle, but it shouldn’t effect the end product of the cookie.
Going to make these for a Christmas Cookie Exchange….Hope they are a hit!
I hope so too! Enjoy!
when you drop a spoon full onto the pan do you mash them down or will they form into a cookie while cooking
I don’t mash them. If you like thin cookies you can.
My daughter and I made these together this afternoon. They are AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!! 🙂
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. 😉
I love it! Haha. Thanks for sharing! So glad you liked them!
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.
YAY! So glad you loved them! Thanks for leaving your review Pam!
i love key lime. these look great!
Me too! Thanks!
i’m glad that i’m not the only one addicted to anything citrus. these look delicious… definitely could devour a batch right now!
Oh yeah, citrus everything in our house! Haha.
I wish limes were on sale around here! I’ve been wanting to bake with them lately!
I go crazy when they are on sale! I just can’t pass them up when they are 10/$1.00
I love limes but never thought to use them in cookies! Brilliant! 🙂
Oh I put lime in EVERYTHING! 😉
I could put down a few of those key lime cookies! Yummy!
Awesome! Haha.
These are beautiful! I love citrus desserts, so I need to try this! And I also always use regular limes instead of key limes… 😉
Thank you Renee! Yay for citrus desserts!
Wonderful looking cookies for a good cup of coffee. Blessings, Catherine
Thanks Catherine! 🙂
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!
It did, but I like your comments 😉 Thanks Alli!
I love soft cookies like this. The key lime flavor would be so good in a cookie! So perfect for summer.
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
My life would not be the same without citrus desserts! 🙂
Mmm these look so summery and good. Yum!,
Citrus and summer go hand-in-hand in my book!