I love baking cookies for family and friends. I was getting bored making the same cookies over and over again, so I decided to come up with my own. My love of Key lime pie inspired these. —Suzy Wade, Deltona, Florida
Key Lime Pie Cookies
Updated on Feb. 26, 2024
Contest-Winning Key Lime Pie Cookies
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
10 min
Yield
about 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon grated Key lime zest
- 2 tablespoons Key lime juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, egg yolk, lime zest and lime juice. In another bowl, whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
- Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Roll in graham cracker crumbs and place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until edges just begin to crack and tops are set, 8-10 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 86 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 59mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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