Last Updated on December 31, 2018 by laurenpacek
These Key Lime Pie Cookies taste just like the real thing – tangy and slightly sweet – but in a portable, hand-held form.
Key Lime Pie is a summertime favorite. And I’m pretty sure we can all agree that it’s fantastic. This version is pretty delicious, if I do say so myself.
The only thing that I could think of that would improve upon Key Lime Pie is having a portable version. Enter: the cookie.
After my birthday last month, I picked up a handful of new cookbooks, including Cookies & Cups Cookbook. This recipe comes from that cookbook. If you haven’t picked it up yet, I highly recommend it!
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, finely ground (not quite 1 full sleeve of graham crackers)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbs Key lime juice
- 2 tsp lime zest, grated
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- powdered sugar optional
- additional lime zest optional
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
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In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour and graham cracker crumbs. Set this aside.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes.
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Add the egg, vanilla extract, Key lime juice, lime zest, salt, and baking soda. Beat for another minute, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
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Bit by bit, add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix until everything just comes together.
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Scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets (in ~1-inch balls), approximately 2 inches apart from one another. Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
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Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing them to wire racks to finish cooling completely.
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Once the cookies have cooled completely, dust the cookies with powdered sugar and a bit of extra lime zest.
Check out this recipe for Key Lime Pie, too.
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