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Key Lime Pie Cookie Recipe
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Key Lime Pie Cookies

Ever wanted key lime pie in cookie form? Well, you've got it with this recipe for these scrummy Key Lime Pie Cookies!
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 16
Calories 841kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose plain flour
  • 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt

For the Frosting

  • 2 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar icing sugar/confectioner's sugar
  • 4 Tbsp heavy whipping cream double cream
  • 1 Tbsp key lime juice
  • 3 Tbsp key lime zest

For Decorating

  • ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • Half-slices of lime

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
  • Using an electric handheld or standing mixer, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla until combined and fluffy.
  • In another bowl, place the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, and salt and whisk together.
  • Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and continue to beat until a dough has
    formed.
  • Using a medium ice cream scoop, scoop dough into your hands and roll into a ball. To make even shaped cookies, I recommend using food weighing scales and weighing each piece of dough to 2.5oz/70g.
  • Place the cookie balls onto the prepared cookie sheets and lightly press into a thick disk.
  • Bake the cookies for 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
  • Leave to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.


    Baked Key Lime Pie Cookie
  • To make the frosting, use an electric handheld or standing mixer and beat the butter, powdered sugar, cream, key lime juice, and zest until combined, smooth and fluffy, and holds a peak.
  • Scoop 1 cup of frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star tip and set it aside.
  • Soop the remaining frosting into a piping bag fitted with a round tip.
  • Pipe a thick spiral of frosting around the top of the cookie starting in the center and going
    around until you reach the edge.


    Key Lime Pie Cookie with Frosting on Top
  • Sprinkle some graham cracker crumbs on top.


    Frosted Key Lime Pie Cookie Sprinkled with Graham Cracker Crumbs
  • Using the frosting in the star-tipped bag, pipe swirls on top of each frosted cookie and insert a half-slice of lime into each swirl.


    Finished Key Lime Pie Cookie Topped with Frosting and Slice of Lime
  • Allow the frosting to firm up before serving. Enjoy!

    Key Lime Pie Cookie Recipe

Notes

  • 2 Piping Bags - you can use disposable or reuseable, your choice.
  • Round Piping Tip - such as Wilton #12
  • Star Piping Tip - such as Wilton #1M

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 841kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 698mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 62g