These cookies are seriously amazing! They are so soft and chewy and just bursting with flavor! These cookies are made with key limes and coconut and some cream cheese for chewiness.
Our Favorite Soft and Chewy Cookies
For now, enjoy these cookies because they are one of his favorite cookies!
If you like coconut or feeling like you are in paradise while biting into a cookie, these are definitely THE cookies for you! It is so incredibly easy to make these cookies and everyone loves them.
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Chewy Key Lime Coconut Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 3 oz. cream cheese room temperature, cut into small pieces
- 1 lime - zest only more if needed stronger flavor
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted and still warm
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 Tbsp. whole milk
- 1 Tbsp. lime juice
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for rolling cookies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line the cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Place sugar, cream cheese, and lime zest in a large bowl.
- Pour warm butter over sugar and cream cheese and whisk until all combined.
- Add egg, milk, and lime juice, whisk well.
- Add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and coconut. Mix with rubber spatula until completely combined.
- Form 1-inch balls and lightly coat them in powder sugar.
- Place the cookies on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 11 to 12 minutes.
Marty says
These look and sound absolutely scrumptious!
lyuba says
Thank you, Marty!
Lisa@hooplapalooza says
Oh Lyuba! these look heavenly! you always make the yummiest eats! 🙂
lyuba says
awww, thank you, Lisa!
Kat says
Hi Lyuba! Just found this recipe on Think Pink Sunday! I love anything to do with coconut and these cookies look just as soft and chewy as you describe! Thanks for sharing, pinning and sharing some FB & twitter love!
lyuba says
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment, Kat!
Heidi@OneCreativeMommy says
You had me at Key Lime!!! Yum!
lyuba says
Hehe, thank you, Heidi!
Heather @ French Press says
YUM! I Love lime and coconut together – cannot wait tor try these
lyuba says
Me too! Thank you, Heather!
Christie - Food Done Light says
I adore chewy cookies! Even better that yours have coconut in them. This is the perfect combination for me.
lyuba says
Thank you, Christie!
sandi says
I would love to try these, but what is “sugar7”. Thank you!
lyuba says
Haha, that is a typo you make trying to pre-schedule something at midnight 🙂
Thanks for catching it!
Marina | Let the Baking Begin! says
Wow Lyuba! These look amazing! I have been a bit obsessed with lemon lately, so I wonder if I could replace key lime with some lemon… I’ll have to try this!
lyuba says
Give your taste bods a surprise, I’m sure they’ll like it 🙂
Thank you!
Gloria @ Simply Gloria says
Love this recipe…and I love making cookies! My oldest is coming home to visit this weekend, so I’ll have to whip these up for him. Hope you are having a blast celebrating this weekend! They get so big…so fast! Your little one is absolutely adorable…I love this age! Then they turn 22 yrs old! (=
lyuba says
Lol, I still can’t believe your oldest is 22 🙂
Thank you, Gloria! Enjoy the cookies!
rose says
Would love to make these NOW but I have no cream cheese…any substitutions I can make? Can I omit the cream cheese?
lyuba says
Rose, cream cheese is what actually makes these cookies chewy in the center. It’s pretty vital to the recipe. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you try the cookies soon 🙂
Jen says
I substituted cottage cheese for the cream cheese. Equal parts in substitution. Just needs to be pureed or put thru a food processor.
ang says
Saw these in my BlogLovin’ feed and had to check them out – YUM! Pinned them to my cookie board – you have the greatest recipes (and photos!) Happy birthday to your little man!
Ang, Juggling Act Mama
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Ang!
Carla says
Lime and coconut together sounds wonderful!
What fun to go to Disney on the little guy’s birthday…enjoy your day!
lyuba says
Thank you, Carla!