Indulge in a delightful culinary journey with our Lime Cookies, where tangy citrus zest and buttery sweetness dance on your palate. These zesty treats are perfect for any occasion, whether you're hosting a summer gathering or simply craving a refreshing burst of flavor. Discover three irresistible variations – Classic Lime Cookies, Lime Drop Cookies, and Lime Crinkle Cookies – each offering a unique twist on this classic treat. From the chewy texture of the Classic Lime Cookies to the melt-in-your-mouth goodness of the Lime Drop Cookies and the festive appeal of the Lime Crinkle Cookies, these recipes cater to every taste and preference. Let's embark on this zesty adventure and create memories that will linger long after the last crumb is devoured.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
KEY LIME COOKIES I
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and egg yolk until smooth. Stir in lime juice and lime zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; blend into the creamed mixture. Form dough into 1/2 inch balls, and arrange on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Sift confectioners' sugar over cookies while still warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 73.5 calories, Carbohydrate 11.4 g, Cholesterol 17.6 mg, Fat 2.9 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 66.3 mg, Sugar 7.2 g
KEY LIME COOKIES
Make and share this Key Lime Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lvs2Cook
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar, egg and egg yolk until creamy.
- Thoroughly mix in flour, baking powder, salt, lime juice and lime peel.
- Form dough into 1/2-inch balls and place on lightly greased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350º for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack.
- While still warm, sift confectioner's sugar over cookies.
SPRING LIME TEA COOKIES
These are light, buttery tea cookies bursting with citrus flavor. Perfect for a spring day.
Provided by Christina Pierson
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the 2 teaspoons of lime juice with the milk, let stand for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the lime zest and milk mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda, blend into the creamed mixture. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are light brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the glaze, stir together the remaining lime juice and sugar. Brush onto cooled cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 104.6 calories, Carbohydrate 15.7 g, Cholesterol 18.2 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 65.2 mg, Sugar 8.6 g
LIME AND CORNMEAL COOKIES WITH CITRUS GLAZE
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 1h59m
Yield 12 to 14 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For the cookies: Line a baking sheet with a silicone liner or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a food processor, pulse together the butter, sugar, and lime zest until combined. Add the egg, lime juice, and vanilla. Process until smooth. Add the rice flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Process until the mixture forms a dough. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 20 seconds. Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly flour a work surface. Cut the dough in half and roll out each piece into a 9-inch diameter circle, about 1/4-inch thick. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut the dough into 10 circles and arrange on the prepared baking sheet. Gather any scraps of dough, knead together, and roll out to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out 2 additional rounds of dough and place on the baking sheet. Bake until light golden around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- For the glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, lime zest, and lemon juice until smooth. Spread about 1 teaspoon of the glaze onto each cookie leaving, a 1/4-inch border around the edge. Allow the glaze to harden for about 45 minutes before serving.
COCONUT LIME BUTTER COOKIES
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 50m
Yield 32 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until combined. Add the egg yolks and mix until combined. Add the lemon and lime zest. Add the flour and mix until just combined. Next, add the citrus juice (your choice) and coconut extract and mix the dough until it comes together.
- Scoop out tablespoons of dough, roll into balls between your hands and place on a baking sheet. Bake until not quite starting to turn brown, 12 to 13 minutes. Remove from the oven but keep the cookies on the baking sheet for 3 to 4 minutes. Use a spatula to move them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- For the icing: Add the powdered sugar, cream of coconut, lemon and lime zest, milk, coconut extract, salt, egg white and lemon and lime juice to a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly until combined, adding either more powdered sugar or more juice until it reaches a pourable but still thick consistency.
- Drizzle the icing across the cookies in several lines, and then repeat in the other direction. Sprinkle the cookies with extra zest before the icing sets.
LIME-GLAZED COOKIES
To keep these cookies flaky and light, do not overmix the butter and sugars; they should be combined but not be too soft when you add the remaining ingredients.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield Makes: 32
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until light, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add lime zest, lime juice, and salt; beat until combined. Add flour; beat until dough is just combined.
- Place dough on a 16-by-12-inch piece of parchment or wax paper. Using your hands, shape into an 8-inch log; flatten into a rectangle (1 1/2 inches high and 2 1/2 inches wide). Fold paper over log; flatten sides against work surface. Refrigerate dough until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Slice dough crosswise 1/4 inch thick; place on sheets. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are puffed and barely golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool; glaze.
- To make Lime Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients until spreadable. Using back of a small spoon, spread about 1/2 teaspoon glaze on each cooled cookie.
CORNMEAL LIME COOKIES
Here's something a little different for your platter of Christmas sweets. Cornmeal gives these light cookies crunch, and the tart lime glaze tops them off perfectly.-Wendy Rusch, Fall Creek, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 57m
Yield 8 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, lime juice and zest. Combine flour and cornmeal; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into two 12-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Shape each roll into a square-shaped log. Freeze 1 hour or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap logs and cut into 3/8-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 11-14 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , Combine confectioners' sugar and lime juice; spread over cookies. Decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.
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LEMON-LIME BUTTER COOKIES
I was looking for a light cookie that would freeze and travel well and couldn't find one, so I created these. They are so good you won't be able to eat just one.-Brenda Brooks, Bowie, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 3-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in citrus zest and lemon juice. Gradually beat in flour., Shape into a disk; wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 16-19 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 26mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
KEY LIME BUTTER COOKIES
I love limes so much that if a recipe calls for lemons I almost always use limes instead. With their pretty green color, these are perfect for Christmas-you can also make them as sandwich cookies and use lime curd for the filling.-Deirdre Cox, Kansas City, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in lime zest and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, lime juice and zest. Brush over cookies. Let stand until set. If desired, decorate with gel just before serving.
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COCONUT-LIME-OATMEAL DROP COOKIES
This dough can also be used for Chocolate-Pecan, Peanut Butter and Cherry, Rum-Raisin and Cashew, and Chocolate-Toffee Oatmeal drop cookies.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 35m
Yield Makes 36
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and sugars until pale and fluffy, 4 minutes. Add vanilla and eggs and beat until combined. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Mix in oats, coconut, and lime zest.
- Drop dough in 2-tablespoon-size balls on parchment-lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies are golden around the edges but still soft in the center, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and let cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 g, Fat 7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g
CORNMEAL LIME COOKIES
A recipe adapted from a famous, anal retentive, control freak, home making guru (she irons her sheets for goodness sake) and as such, is overly complicated yet... yields delicious results. A different kind of cookie that offers a wonderful finish to a Mexican meal/dinner party.
Provided by BothFex
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar 3-4 minutes.
- Add egg and beat until JUST combined.
- Add zests, lime juice and extract.
- Add flour and cornmeal and mix until well blended.
- Cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap.
- Form into a disc (why? Beats me) and chill, at least, 1 hour.
- Roll heaping teaspoons of dough into balls and place on baking stones (or lined baking sheets) 3" apart.
- Dip bottom of a medium drinking glass into a bowl filled with the cornmeal and flatten balls with the bottom of the glass until dough is 1/4" thick.
- Bake cookies at 350 until golden brown around the edges, about 14-16 minutes.
- When cookies cool pour lime glaze (mix ingredients together) over them.
- Let glaze set.
- Devour.
KEY LIME COOKIES
These soft, cake-like treats are like a little key lime pie in cookie form.
Provided by Cruguru
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 33
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray or line with silicone baking liners.
- Combine cream cheese, butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Slowly beat in flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold in white chocolate chips and lime zest.
- Drop teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving about 1 inch between each cookie.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set and lightly browned around the edges, 10 to 14 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106 calories, Carbohydrate 11.7 g, Cholesterol 17.9 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 63.8 mg, Sugar 7.9 g
LEMON OR LIME MERINGUE COOKIES
an easy and very low fat cookie that is suitable for passover. Using citrus juice stabilizes the meringue so you don't need cream of tartar or vinegar. This makes a light cookie that is chewy inside- if you'd like a drier meringue you can bake at 250 for an hour then turn the oven off and leave it in for another hour- those taste more like the meringues you can buy at the store
Provided by MSMD310
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 25m
Yield 24-36 cookies, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- beat egg whites on high until light and frothy- (room temperature egg whites whip up better).
- continue beating and add sugar one tablespoon at a time until shiny.
- continue beating and add in lemon or lime juice.
- continue beating until stiff peaks form- don't underbeat!
- drop in small spoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheets.
- bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 until lightly browned.
- be sure to store in an airtight container to maintain their texture.
COCONUT, LIME AND PISTACHIO COOKIES
Perfect for freezing, these cookies look like Christmas but taste like summer. -Barbara Crusan, Pass Christian, Mississippi
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield about 5-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and lime juice. In another bowl, whisk flour, pudding mix, baking soda and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pistachios and dried cranberries. With clean beaters, beat egg white on medium speed until thick and foamy; stir in coconut., Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Top with coconut mixture. Bake until until edges begin to brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Sprinkle with lime zest. Store in airtight containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 82 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 59mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
PISTACHIO LIME COOKIES
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 3 dozen (1 1/2-inch) cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a food processor work bowl, add sugar and lime zest. Process until sugar and zest are well mixed, about 20 seconds. Scrape into a large mixing bowl. Reserve about 1/2 cup of lime sugar in a separate bowl for later use.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt into food processor and pulse briefly to mix. Add cold butter into food processor with flour mixture and 3 ounces of the pistachios. Process with short pulses until mixture resembles cornmeal and no large lumps of butter remain, about 10 seconds. Add remaining pistachios and mix briefly, about 5 seconds. Pour this mixture into the sugar and lime mixture in the large mixing bowl and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix egg yolks, vanilla extract, almond extract, and lime juice together.
- Using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, pour in the lime/sugar and flour/butter mixture and stir until combined, about 15 seconds. Then, while the mixer is still running, slowly add egg/lime juice mixture and mix until well combined and dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 15 to 30 seconds.
- Scrape the dough into a large bowl and refrigerate until cold, but not solid, about 30 minutes. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop the dough onto parchment-lined cookie sheets. Take the dough balls and roll the tops into the reserved lime sugar. Use the bottom of a water glass to press the cookies flat, about 1/4-inch thick. Bake the cookies until slightly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove the parchment paper with the cookies from the tray to a cooling rack and cool.
LIME CORNMEAL GLAZED COOKIES
Inspired by Southwestern and Italian desserts, these cookies combine zesty lime and crunchy cornmeal. This unusual and not-too-sweet cookie is a nice alternative for the holiday season. For a different flavor, lemons may be substituted for the limes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add egg; beat until just blended. Add citrus zests, lime juice, and almond extract.
- With the mixer on low speed, add flour and cornmeal. Continue beating until well blended. Transfer dough to a piece of plastic wrap. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper. Fill a small bowl with cornmeal. Using a 1 1/4-inch ice-cream scoop, form balls from chilled dough. Place balls on prepared sheets, spaced about 3 inches apart. Dip bottom of a medium drinking glass into cornmeal. Flatten balls with the bottom of glass until dough is about 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake cookies until crisp and light-golden brown around the edges, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to a wire rack, and let the cookies cool completely.
- Place a wire rack on top of a piece of parchment paper. Pour the lime glaze over the cooled cookies, allowing the excess to drip off the edges. Let glaze set. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
CRANBERRY LIME PISTACHIO SHORTBREAD COOKIES
I got this recipe at a Vegan baking class recently. (I've made a few modifications, so it's not exactly the same.) These cookies are melt-in-your mouth sweet and salty and crunchy--I love them! **Update: I've recently discovered that these are also stellar if you substitute chopped dried mango for the cranberry.**
Provided by velorutionista
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a mixer, cream margarine and sugar. Add flour till dough forms.
- Stir in cranberries, pistachios, zest, and juice.
- Let dough rest in fridge for a few minutes. To form cookies, roll 1 tablespoons dough into a ball, then flatten. Place on cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies for 11 minutes or till the bottoms are just turning golden and the tops look dry-ish. Cool on wire racks.
KEY LIME CRISPS COOKIES
This recipe is posted on the side of the Krusteaz box of key lime bars. I have modified it a bit. You can also use Krusteaz lemon bars, or mango bars. They are a huge hit whenever I bake them. enjoy
Provided by Jan Marie
Categories Dessert
Time 23m
Yield 40 3, 40 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cream 1 butter and full pouch of key lime filling mix.
- Add 2 eggs and stir until blended.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt and full pouch of complete crust.
- Add Hersheys white chips/macadamia mix and lime zest.
- Using a cookie scoop, form into tbs. balls.
- Roll dough in white sugar.
- place dough 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 18 minutes.
- Makes about 40 3' cookies.
THE PIONEER WOMAN'S COCONUT-LIME BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE - (3.5/5)
Provided by lindaauman
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- COOKIES: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until combined. Add the egg yolks and mix until combined. Add the lemon and lime zest. Add the flour and mix until just combined. Next, add the citrus juice and coconut extract, and mix the dough until it comes together. Scoop out tablespoons of dough, roll into balls between your hands and place on a baking sheet. Bake until not quite starting to turn brown, 12 to 13 minutes. Remove from the oven but keep the cookies on the baking sheet for 3 to 4 minutes. Use a spatula to move them to a cooling rack to cool completely. ICING: Add the powdered sugar, cream of coconut, lemon, and lime zest, milk, coconut extract, salt, egg white, and lemon and lime juice to a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly until combined, adding either more powdered sugar or more juice until it reaches a pourable but still thick consistency. Drizzle the icing across the cookies in several lines, and then repeat in the other direction. Sprinkle the cookies with extra zest before the icing sets.
LIME COOKIES
I love sugar cookies, but I really love this even more. Nothing like a little lime to make a good cookie outstanding. Recipe courtesy of Food Network Magazine, A Thousand Easy Recipes. Serving size is estimated.
Provided by AmyZoe
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Beat butter, sugar, and confectioners' sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolks, vanilla, and lime zest. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt and stir into the butter mixture.
- Chill 30 minutes (I skipped this step). Roll tablespoonfuls into balls and flatten and sprinkle with coarse sugar and bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Whisk confectioners' sugar, green decorating sugar, and lime juice and spread over cooled cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.6, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 27.3, Sodium 80.4, Carbohydrate 20.5, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 13.1, Protein 1.2
Tips:
- Use fresh limes. Fresh limes will give your cookies the best flavor. If you can't find fresh limes, you can use bottled lime juice, but the flavor will not be as good.
- Grate the lime zest finely. This will help to release the lime's flavor into the cookies.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the cookies, making them lighter and more tender.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help to prevent the cookies from curdling.
- Stir in the dry ingredients gradually. This will help to prevent the cookies from becoming tough.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help to firm up the dough and make it easier to handle.
- Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking will make the cookies dry and crumbly.
- Let the cookies cool on a wire rack before serving. This will help to prevent them from sticking together.
Conclusion:
These lime cookies are a delicious and refreshing treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you are looking for a simple snack or a special dessert, these cookies are sure to please.
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