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Are you a lime lover? If so, you will love these Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies! Sweet and soft, with the perfect amount of chew and fresh lime flavor.
I don’t know what the weather is like in your area, but here in Ohio, we’re in that odd phase of the year where one day it’s 90 and the next it’s 65.
While I am a true fall lover at heart, we’re still trying to hold onto the last couple of weeks of summer.
Which basically means I’m still whipping up key lime and fresh berry desserts all while craving pumpkin roll and a big slice of pumpkin crunch cake.
MY FAVORITE COCONUT LIME COOKIES
Key lime and lime-flavored treats are a summer staple in my house.
From Key Lime Pie Bars and Key Lime Pie Ice Cream to Lemon Lime Cupcakes and Lime Sour Cream Bundt Cake, I love the fresh, crisp flavor lime imparts to any recipe.
These sweet, chewy little cookies are certainly no different. Lots of lime zest and lime juice add a fresh citrus flavor to a classic chewy sugar cookie base.
These Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies are made even better because they have toasted coconut in them.
That’s right! In addition to the fresh lime flavor, these cookies get a hint of sweet and toasty coconut. If you love tropical flavors, these cookies are absolutely for you!
I also think these chewy lime cookies would be amazing made into ice cream sandwiches with some homemade vanilla ice cream. You could even roll the edges in some more toasted coconut! How delicious would that be?
HOW TO MAKE THESE CHEWY SUGAR COOKIES
I’ve made lots of different sugar cookie recipes over the years. Some are soft and cakey, like Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies, some are sandwiched together with buttercream frosting, like Easy Sugar Cookies.
But my favorites are probably the chewy variety, like these Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies and my Chai Sugar Cookies.
Start by toasting some coconut. If you’ve never done this before, I have a handy tutorial to learn how to toast coconut you can check out.
Whisk together the dry ingredients – flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt – and set those aside.
Using a mixer, beat together the butter and granulated sugar until smooth and very fluffy. You can then beat in the egg, vanilla, lime juice and finely minced lime zest.
Gradually add in the flour mixture and toasted coconut, and the dough is ready to be rolled into balls.
After you roll the dough into balls, roll them in some more granulated sugar for a little sparkle and texture on the outside of the baked cookies. At this point, you can either bake the cookies right away or freeze them for later! Just follow my instructions for how to freeze cookie dough to have Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies ready to bake any time you like.
Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Zest of one large lime finely minced
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- ½ cup unsweetened toasted coconut
- ½ cup sugar for rolling cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla extract, lime juice and lime zest.
- Gradually blend in the dry ingredients and toasted coconut.
- Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
- Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have made these MANY times. The only exception is I do not toast the Coconut. They are DELICIOUS!! I also add more Lime Zest than called for. Just gives them more of a Lime taste.
Wow, these cookies are amazing and a perfect sweet for the summer time! I shared this delicious recipe with my german and english readers and everyone was delighted. My family and friends love the lime cookies! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Greetings from Germany,
EM
EM-
I am so glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks for stopping by – have a great day.
-Jamie
i made these lemon kept the coconut, these are fantastic! so easy thank you so much for posting!
Michelle,
These made with lemon sounds amazing! We’re so happy the recipe was a success and thank you for following MBA!
Jamie
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I have my second batch in and my kitchen smells amazing :) Can’t wait to share with friends!
Hi! I’ve made these cookies numerous times with great success. The texture, the lime flavor – it’s all perfect. I have a friend who loves all-things-lime and she just *adores* these cookies. The reason I’m posting though is because this week I made them slightly differently (sort of inadvertently on a whim). I went for my limes and realized I had some really beautiful Meyer lemons. So I substituted those for the lime equally (zest and juice). I also chilled the rolled, sugared balls in the fridge overnight because I needed to for my schedule’s sake. I’m not sure what exactly did it, but HOLY MONKEY BANANAS they came out amazing. The sweetness of the Meyer lemons lent to a very subtle citrus flavor, so it’s almost hard to tell they are even “lemon cookies.” I just called them “the-worlds-best-ever-holy-monkey-bananas-sugar-cookies” for short ;) Anyway, just a fun anecdote I thought I’d share.
I will continue to make the original lime version of these regularly, because this is a killer recipe, but the Meyer lemon was a brilliant option too! Thank you for the excellent baking prowess as usual!
I have had these on my Pinterest board for a while now. Just made them today. They are incredible! So glad I found the recipe. Thanks for sharing. I’m sharing on Facebook.
I’ve made these twice (after finding on Pinterest…)
1) I made without any lime or coconut. Basic sugar cookie. These are how I personally love sugar cookies…..chewy, a little crispy on the edges. I did put a full 3 cups of flour in, as I like mine a little more dense and they turned out great.
2)I made with lemon juice and zest and without coconut. This time I needed to use up some lemon cream cheese frosting and these cookies went perfect with it.
I’m going to try the actual lime recipe soon, this is a great base sugar cookie recipe to play with.
Oh, and I just baked on a dark, non-stick cookie sheet and they baked up just fine.
I baked up a batch of these cookies yesterday. They’re super tasty!
These are easy and oh so delicous. I’m glad I found this recipe on Pintrest!
Rosemary-
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks so much for stopping by and providing your feedback – have a great day!
-Jamie
I just found this recipe via pinterest a few days ago and made them tonight. What a nice light, sweet, lime cookie, perfect for after dinner. Thanks!
Raejean-
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for stopping by and providing your feedback!
-Jamie