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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.
For those of us with coconut allergies, can I just leave that out or is there an equivalent substitute? These sound too good to pass up!
Hello! I haven’t tried making these without the coconut, but you should be able to simply leave it out without any issues. If you try it, I’d love to hear how they turned out. Happy baking!
Jamie
These cookies make excellent ice cream sandwiches! We paired them with vanilla bean ice cream…what a dream! Thank you!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Christina! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Hi! I am wondering if sweetened coconut would work ok? Thank you!
Hello! I haven’t attempted this recipe with this substitution, so I am not sure of the result. If you happen to give it a try, I’d love to know how they turned out. Thanks so much for stopping by.
-Jamie
Love these cookies! I have a bake sale coming up and wanted something quick, delicious and easy and this recipe checked all! I made Lime with coconut, Lemon with coconut, and Orange with finely chopped walnuts. Thanks!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Sandy! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
The last time I made these cookies, I rolled some in sea salt in lieu of sugar, which gave it a neat flavor/texture.
Thanks so much for stopping by, Lydia! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie
This is one of my favorite cookie recipes! It’s requested by family all the time. I’ve made it dozens of times now. Thanks!!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Kealani! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
One of the best cookie recipes I have ever tried! They turned out so well and it’s crunch outside and chewy inside! I tried regular white sugar, powdered sugar and non sugar for rolling the doughs and I liked the powdered sugar the most. Powdered sugar ones got really nice yummy looking cracks on the surfaces of the cookies. And they have little more crunch feeling outside. Non sugar ones had more lime flavor and nice hint of salt in the end when I tried it. Oh! And Indid not have toasted coconuts at home so I baked them without them. I want to try with lemon and orange too!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Sophie! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Delicious! Substituted part of the butter with coconut butter. Makes the cookie a little chewier. Thanks for a great recipe!
So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
What a great recipe, thanks so much for sharing. I made these when company was over, and we ate the whole batch while they just out of the oven. I’m tempted to add rum extract in a future batch, or would that be overkill? Also wondering if pineapple swapped for the lime would work just as well.
So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe, Lydia. I have’t tried them with the mentioned extracts, but I think they could be really delicious. Thanks so much for your feedback!
-Jamie
What a great recipe! I use it for making medical cannabis edibles. I use coconut infused Cannabis oil instead of butter. The Citrus is perfect with the mixture of notes & flavors.