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.
Debi says
I love your recipes! My Mom was Polish and so many of the Russian ones you include remind me of her! Thank you SO much for bringing her back through your delicious recipes!
lyuba says
Aww, of course, Debi! Thank you 🙂
Courtney says
Loved the concept of these cookies! It wasn’t tangy enough with regular limes (key limes were a task to find in NJ) so I created a glaze to seep into the cookies after they were done baking. Juice from 1 lime + 1 tbsp lemonade mix + dash of water. It turned out delicious. Hopefully my boyfriend will enjoy them for Valentine’s Day. Thank you!
lyuba says
What a great fix! I hate it that key limes are not in season right now, I miss them 🙂
It would like a great fix and quick thinking! I’m sure he will love the cookies!
Jen says
These cookies were a bit underwhelming. In reading back through the recipe, I realized that I had left out the salt. It was listed in the ingredient list but not in the instructions. Maybe those should be updated so no one makes a similar mistake.
lyuba says
Thank you for letting me know, Jen!
Julie says
I made the cookies but did not use salt. See my substitutions below from Julie.
Sue says
These are delicious. I rolled then in granulated augar instead of powdered sugar so they would stand up a little better for packing. Great recipe! Thank you.
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Sue! LOVE reading these kinds of comments!!
Christine says
Hi,
I just made these and they are delicious!!! I did substitute coconut cream for the whole milk and it worked out fine. To all your lemon lovin’ friends… I have a similar recipe for lemon cookies so yes, you could substitute, and they too are delicious!
Hope you and your family had a happy birthday celebration!!!
lyuba says
Thank you, Christine! I am so glad you loved the cookies! I love receiving comments like yours 🙂
Diane Balch says
I am featuring this recipe on foodie friday today and will be pinning and tweeting it too.
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Diane!! So sweet 🙂
Dina says
they look yummy!
lyuba says
Thank you, Dina!
Kristen Duke says
Chewy cookies are my FAVORITE!! The combo of lime and coconut sounds so yummy! I will be trying these out soon 🙂
lyuba says
Hope you do, Kristen! Thank you 🙂
valarie says
love these cookies and wanted to make them for my glutin free friends,, can you help?
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Valerie!
Try gluten free flour may be? I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about gluten-free because no one in my family has gluten sensitivity.
Diane Balch says
I thought I pinned these cookies when I first looked a this recipe. Need to do that now… great flavor. Thanks for sharing them with us on foodie friday.
lyuba says
Awww, thank you!
Melissa@No. 2 Pencil says
These are perfection! Have a great time with your little guy!!!
lyuba says
Thank you so much, Melissa!
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
Key Lime is my husband’s favorite thing ever!! These will be on our list for sure.
lyuba says
They are a must have!! Thank you, Kristi! Hope you all enjoy them 🙂