May 12, 2010
Put The Lime in The Coconut: Lime Coconut Sugar Cookies
I feel like it has ben FOREVER since I have posted anything. Sorry about that, but this recipe is worth the wait. This one comes directly from My Baking Addiction and the second I saw these I knew I would have to give them a try. I am so happy I did! They are perfect delicious chewy sugar cookies with just a little punch of tart. LOVE.
I did run into a minor situation while making these cookies. The recipe calls for shredded unsweetened coconut. I went to three stores and only found sweetened coconut. So I improvised and bought an actual coconut (only after the fact did I realize I should have gone to Whole Foods for unsweetened shredded coconut). I have never cracked a coconut. The result? My husband in the basement with Google and some power tools. Needless to say the coconut never saw what hit it and I got my shredded unsweetened coconut. It was a lot of effort for a cookie, but it was worth watching Brian so determined with that coconut. Love you babe. 
RECIPE
2 3/4 cups of unbleached 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 white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Zest of one large lime
3 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Printable Recipe: Lime Coconut Cookies
First things first, toast the shredded coconut. Place in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes until the coconut starts to turn a little brown. Cool before adding to cookie batter. My husband also shredded the coconut for me. I was losing patience.
In medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Using a hand held mixer beat the sugar and butter together until very light an fluffy.
Beat in egg, vanilla, lime zest and lime juice. Stir in the toasted coconut. Slowly stir in the flour mixture until everything is well incorporated.
Next, roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and gently roll them in sugar. Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on a cookies sheet lined with either parchment paper or a Silpat.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. They needed the whole 10 minutes in my oven.
Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes on the sheet and then move them to a cooling rack.
Enjoy!!!
Wow, these sound awesome because they’re a combination of two of my favorite flavors. Thanks for the recipe! I will definitely give them a try soon.
These cookies were great! The coconut and lime are a great twist to a sugar cookie.
Another home run! Cookies were delicious! I love the sugar/lime/coconut combination and wish I had more to sample
Absolutely fantastic cookies! I am a huge lime fan, so after having your key lime pie, I couldn’t wait to try these!
Never been a fan of sugar cookies – too simple. But lime sugar cookies was a fantastic idea! Also never been a huge fan of coconut – not the flavor but the texture, but yet in this cookie it all seemed to work great together.
Again, another fantastic concoction! Keep it up. Can’t wait to see what comes next!
Absolutely fantastic cookies! I am a huge lime fan, so after having your key lime pie, I couldn’t wait to try these!
Never been a fan of sugar cookies – too simple. But lime sugar cookies was a fantastic idea! Also never been a huge fan of coconut – not the flavor but the texture, but yet in this cookie it all seemed to work great together.
Again, another fantastic concoction! Keep it up. Can’t wait to see what comes next!
I was just thinking about these cookies today. They were SO good and I hope you don’t mind I shared the recipe link with two other people!
Share with as many people as you like!!!! Glad you enjoyed them so much.
I gave this recipe a whirl last night. I needed to toast a second batch of coconut since the first batch came out a bit overcooked (it took a *much* shorter time than 20 minutes to toast the coconut – the first batch was a bit burnt at about 7 minutes when I first checked it, so the second batch went in for about 4-5 minutes and came out perfectly), and due to overloading the baking sheet (I tend to do that a lot – oops! haha) the cookies aren’t exactly circular, but aside from all that, they came out great! They’re soft and delicious, and the lime flavor is wonderful. They’re not too sweet either, which is good. I can’t wait to share these with family and friends this weekend, I’d bet good money that they’ll be a huge hit. I’m actually toying around with somehow making strawberry-lime sugar cookies, but even if I don’t get that adventurous, I will certainly be baking these again. =) Thanks for the recommendation, Jill!