Description
Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies are soft, chewy, and topped with a creamy coconut lime frosting for a tropical dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened (frosting)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp coconut extract
- 2 tbsp milk
- food coloring optional
- fresh lime slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix well
- Mix in flour baking powder and cornstarch
- Scoop and flatten cookie dough
- Bake for 9-11 minutes
- Cool completely
- Mix frosting ingredients until smooth
- Spread frosting on cookies and decorate
Notes
- Use fresh lime juice for best flavor
- Do not overbake cookies
- Chill dough if needed for thicker cookies
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 386
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 162
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 54
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 66