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Key Lime Bites

6 reviews
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Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + standing

Makes

2-1/2 dozen

Updated: Sep. 26, 2022
Key limes don’t provide much peel, so sometimes I cheat and use regular limes—for the peel only—in these bites. If you can wait, these are even better the next day. —Joni Larsen, Wellington, Utah
Key Lime Bites
Key Lime Bites Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Key lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons grated Key lime zest
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
  • ICING:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup Key lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated Key lime zest

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in lime juice and zest. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts.
  2. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly.
  3. Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  4. In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients. Dip cookies in icing; allow excess to drip off. Place on a wire rack; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 136 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 69mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.