Key Lime Cookies

We just love the flavor of Key Lime. I have been making these cookies for a number of years but they never last long enough for me to get a photo. I had to hide these until the photo was finished and now there are no more cookies, hope you enjoy them.

Key Lime Cookies

Key Lime Cookies

Miz Helen's Kitchen
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2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

The Cookie

2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup vegetable oil or 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 egg,beaten

1 tablespoon key lime juice

zest of 1 lime

1 cup dried pineapple, chopped fine

1 cup toasted pecans,chopped

green food color if desired

The Glaze

3 cups confectioners sugar

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

The Cookies

Mix all the dry ingredients, then add the beaten egg,oil, and juice, mix well

Add the zest, pineapple and toasted pecans, mix well

Drop by the teaspoon scoop onto a cookie sheet

Bake 10 to 12 minutes until slightly brown around the edge

Cool on a rack before glazing

The Glaze

Mix the confectioners sugar and juice to the right consistency

Place the cooled cookies on a rack that is set in a sheet pan, in order to catch the extra glaze as it drips off the cookies

Glaze the cookies and let set 30 minutes

Glaze the cookies a second time

Enjoy your cookies fast they won't last long!
Print Recipe

A Full Plate Of Cookies Be Sure and Get Your Cookies Fast

And Then They Are All Gone

I sure am glad that you got here in time to have some of these cookies before they are all gone. Your visits are very special to me and I look forward to seeing you again real soon take care and have a great week!
Peace and Joy
Miz Helen
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