Happy Fathers Day and Key lime pie cookie cups

We went to  Venice to have lunch with mom dad and Debbie today.

 Stopprd at the Moose  and had a drink or two ;)

Lime Sugar Cookies

These Lime Sugar Cookies really hit the spot!!  My youngest wasn’t too sure.  He’d had lemon cookies before and they were too much for him, but he couldn’t resist the temptation of trying a cookie.  What kid could?  So I gave him a small one, he tasted it, thought about it and then his eyes grew HUGE!  Then every time I saw him that day he would ask for another.  Then he started calling them my most amazing cookies!  That’s a pretty good compliment.  This kid isn’t shy about telling me when he doesn’t like something, or when it’s just OK, so for him to call these my most amazing cookies ever I knew I had a hit!

Lime Sugar Cookies

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

20 mins

It's so hard to stop eating these Lime Sugar Cookies! The lime flavor is so refreshing with the sweetness of the sugar cookie, you'll have a hard time stopping after just one!

Serves: 4 dozen

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

50 mins

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 2 tsp lime zest
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 cups four

 

Instructions

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. in a medium bowl whisk together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour
3. in a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
4. add egg, vanilla, lime juice and lime zest
5. add the flour mixture, a cup at a time, and stop once combined
6. roll 2 tbsp into a ball and place onto the baking sheet, keeping them 2 inches apart
7. bake for 13-15 minutes or until just barely browned on the bottom
8. allow to cool (if you can)
9. Enjoy!

 

Cookie Cups

• ½ the dough for Lime Sugar Cookies*

Key Lime Pie Filling

• 3 egg yolks
• ½ cup key lime juice**
• 1-14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• whipped cream for garnish
• lime slices, halved for garnish

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Instructions

Cookie Cups

1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2. spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray
3. place a teaspoon ball of cookie dough into each muffin cup
4. place in oven and bake for 10-13 minutes until just starting to brown
5. remove from the oven and use the handle of a wooden spoon to gently press down the center of the cookies to form a cup
6. allow to cool in the muffin cups for 5 to 10 minutes then remove to a cooling rack

Key Lime Pie Filling

1. whisk the egg yolks, lime juice, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla over medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes until completely warmed
2. remove from heat and allow to completely cool
3. pour into a pastry bag and fill each cookie cup to the top
4. place in the refrigerator until completely cooled and ready to serve
5. top each off with a dollop of whipped cream and a half a lime slice
6. enjoy!
7. cook for 10-15 minutes

Notes

* I made 24 cookie cups then I just baked off the rest of the dough as regular cookies following the original recipe. They always go fast!

** In a pinch I've used lime juice and it was fine.

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