Key Lime Pie Cookies

Name: Key Lime Pie Cookies
Yield: 13 servings
Ingredients: 3.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1.5 teaspoons salt; 1 graham cracker crust, crumbled; 1.5 cups crumbled graham crackers; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 4 tablespoons cream cheese, softened; 1 cup brown sugar; 0.67 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 12 ounces cream cheese, softened; 2 tablespoons sour cream; 1 cup sweetened condensed milk; 2 tablespoons lime zest; 0.5 cup lime juice

Serves 13

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Key Lime Pie Cookies

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Serves 13

Directions

1Add 3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour to a bowl.
2Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
3Add 3 teaspoons of baking powder.
4Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
5Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
6Whisk the dry ingredients together.
7In a separate bowl, add 1 cup of unsalted softened butter and 4 tablespoons of softened cream cheese.
8Beat the butter and cream cheese together until creamy.
9Add 2/3 cup of granulated sugar.
10Add 1 cup of brown sugar.
11Beat the mixture until combined.
12Add 2 large eggs.
13Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
14Beat the wet ingredients until light and fluffy.
15Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
16Add 1 and 1/2 cups of crumbled graham crackers or 1 crumbled graham cracker crust to the dough.
17Mix the dough until all ingredients are well combined.
18Scoop out large dough balls.
19Roll the dough balls in crushed graham cracker crumbs.
20Place the rolled dough balls onto a baking sheet.
21Create a well inside each dough ball using a measuring spoon.
22Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes.
23For the filling, add 12 ounces of softened cream cheese to a bowl.
24Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
25Add 2 tablespoons of sour cream.
26Add 1 cup of sweetened condensed milk.
27Add 2 tablespoons of lime zest.
28Add 1/2 cup of lime juice.
29Beat the filling ingredients until well combined and creamy.
30Chill the filling for 1-2 hours minimum.
31Pipe the lime filling into the wells of the baked cookies.
32Add a dollop of whipped cream on top of the lime filling.
33Garnish with a lime wedge.
34Sprinkle with additional graham cracker crumbs.

Ingredients

3.5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1.5 teaspoons salt
1 graham cracker crust, crumbled
1.5 cups crumbled graham crackers
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1 cup brown sugar
0.67 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons lime zest
0.5 cup lime juice

Equipment

whiskmixing bowlhand mixerspatulacookie scoopbaking sheetpiping bag

Tips

For the filling, make it before the dough so it can set.
Chill the filling for 1-2 hours minimum.

Key Lime Pie Cookies

Serves 13

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Key Lime Pie Cookies

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Serves 13

Directions

1Add 3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour to a bowl.
2Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
3Add 3 teaspoons of baking powder.
4Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
5Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
6Whisk the dry ingredients together.
7In a separate bowl, add 1 cup of unsalted softened butter and 4 tablespoons of softened cream cheese.
8Beat the butter and cream cheese together until creamy.
9Add 2/3 cup of granulated sugar.
10Add 1 cup of brown sugar.
11Beat the mixture until combined.
12Add 2 large eggs.
13Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
14Beat the wet ingredients until light and fluffy.
15Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
16Add 1 and 1/2 cups of crumbled graham crackers or 1 crumbled graham cracker crust to the dough.
17Mix the dough until all ingredients are well combined.
18Scoop out large dough balls.
19Roll the dough balls in crushed graham cracker crumbs.
20Place the rolled dough balls onto a baking sheet.
21Create a well inside each dough ball using a measuring spoon.
22Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes.
23For the filling, add 12 ounces of softened cream cheese to a bowl.
24Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
25Add 2 tablespoons of sour cream.
26Add 1 cup of sweetened condensed milk.
27Add 2 tablespoons of lime zest.
28Add 1/2 cup of lime juice.
29Beat the filling ingredients until well combined and creamy.
30Chill the filling for 1-2 hours minimum.
31Pipe the lime filling into the wells of the baked cookies.
32Add a dollop of whipped cream on top of the lime filling.
33Garnish with a lime wedge.
34Sprinkle with additional graham cracker crumbs.