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Registered: ‎11-27-2010

/><br/> <br/> <span style=Coconut-Lime Sugar Cookies
(recipe source: Lick The Bowl Good)

These cookies are so delicious. Chewy with crisp edges. What a lovely combination of flavors. Light and refreshing for a cookie!

2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 oz.) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling
2 oz. cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, chopped fine
1 teaspoon lime zest
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and still warm
1/3 cup vegetable (or canola) oil
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon lime juice

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, coconut, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Combine 1 cup of sugar, the lime zest, and cream cheese in a large bowl (no need to stir them together yet). Put the remaining 1/3 cup sugar in a pie plate and set aside. Pour the warm butter over the cream cheese mixture and whisk to combine - the mixture won't be completely smooth yet, that's fine. Whisk in the oil then the egg, milk and lime juice. Mix until smooth. Use a rubber spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet, until a soft dough comes together.

Portion the dough onto the prepared baking sheets with a cookie scoop, using about 2 tablespoons for each cookie. Working quickly (if you handle the dough too much you're more likely to wind up with flat cookies), roll the dough into a ball with your hands then roll in the sugar set aside in the pie plate previously. Repeat until you've used all of the dough, placing 9 cookies on each baking sheet. Use the bottom of a glass to flatten the dough balls into discs that are about 2 inches in diameter. Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with the remaining sugar in the pie plate, using about 2 teaspoons per sheet of cookies.

Bake the cookies, 1 tray at a time, for about 11-13 minutes, or until the edges are set and beginning to brown. The tops will be puffy and slightly cracked. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes then transfer them to the rack to cool completely.

Makes 24-28 cookies.

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These look really good! What I like about this recipe is it doesn't make a really big batch. I know I can double it if I'm baking for the troops, but the more I look at the ingredients on cookie packages and see almost all of them contain HFCS and all kinds of unpronounceable ingredients, the more I'm determined to make my own. Thanks for sharing! {#emotions_dlg.thumbup1}

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Registered: ‎05-18-2014

Wow- This sounds so good. That you for your recipes. Always good with great photos.. Love your posts... Been here for many years but almost never comment...

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Registered: ‎11-27-2010

Hi HulaGirl!! You are so welcome. I just wanted to let you know that I think it's absolutely wonderful that you send your delicious baked goods to our troops. What a beautiful soul you are. There needs to be more people in the world like YOU! Happy Baking!

Hi IslandLady! You are very welcome. Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope that you enjoy these!

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Registered: ‎04-28-2010

Nice presentation, too. Love the aqua crochet doily!

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Valued Contributor
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Hi Romary.. Yes,it's a yummy recipe and a pretty presentation! :-)
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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

Sounds yummy!

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Registered: ‎06-24-2013

These look as if they would be delightful.........I cannot wait to make a double batch to serve with iced tea........I think that my family will love them.....thanks for the recipe!

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Registered: ‎11-27-2010

Hiya FDW... Yummy indeed!

Hey MOM of Mason... Aw, your family is very lucky! You are most welcome!

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Registered: ‎07-30-2011

LoLa--You have saved the day! (Yet again!) I've been wracking my brain trying to decide what to bring to our friends' Memorial Day BBQ. (Through the years, they've sampled just about all my desserts already!) I'll be bringing a watermelon salad (only 4 ingredients: cubes of watermelon and pineapple, sliced red onion and cilantro, all tossed together) and now these perfectly summertime, light and luscious cookies!! I have a question--if I'm going to make them on Sunday, do you think the dough could be prepared on Saturday and refrigerated? Many, many thanks!!