Coconut and Lime Sugar Cookies

We’ve had a busy week playing with friends, visiting the zoo, playing at the park, and going to the matinée, so today we decided to stay home and be mellow. Both of my kids asked if we could make cookies, so I got busy looking for a fun new recipe to try. I found a coconut and lime sugar cookies recipe on Two Peas and Their Pod that looked great, so I decided to give it a try. It was a fun recipe to make with my kids, and they both LOVED these cookies.

Coconut and Lime Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2¾ cups of flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1½ cups of white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1-2 vanilla beans, seeds removed (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
• Zest of one lime
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 1 cup of coconut
• White sugar (for rolling cookies)

How to Make Coconut and Lime Sugar Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat mat.

Combine the flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy.

Slice the vanilla bean down the center lengthwise without cutting all the way through the underside.

Take the back of your knife and scrape out all the seeds from inside the bean. Place the seeds into the sugar mixture.

Add the egg, lime juice, and lime zest to the mixture, then beat with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer until well combined.

Gradually mix in the dry mixture and the coconut into the sugar mixture until combined. Don’t overmix.

Roll the dough into small balls, then place the balls in a bowl of white sugar (about 1/2 cup). Roll the balls in the sugar, then put them on the lined baking sheet about 1½ inches apart.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire cooling rack. Enjoy.