Key Lime Coolers

Have you ever been in an airport in Florida? If you have, then you have seen little key lime cookies in tins.  These are coolers, and I love them.  They make them in coconut as well, but I find the key lime variety to be superior.  I went the the supermarket recently, and saw that key limes were on sale, so I bought two of them, with the plans of turning them into several baked goods, including key lime cup cakes and pie, but I found myself with left over limes, and decided to make these little cookies.

I went online and looked at a few recipes, and decided to combine a few ideas from different recipes, and came up with this.

Combine 1 1/2 sticks of softened butter with 1/3 cup of powdered sugar.

Beat in the zest of four small key limes, 2 Tbsp key lime juice, and 1 tsp of vanilla.

In a separate bowl, mix in 2 cups of flour, with 2 Tbsp of cornstarch (remove 2 Tbsp of flour before adding the cornstarch).

Beat in the dry ingredients.

Now it's time to make these into logs and refrigerate for an hour.

Once they're firm, cut them up into little rounds and place on a lined cookie sheet.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

Let cool for 5 minutes, and then it's time to coat them in powdered sugar.

I put 2/3 of a cup of powdered sugar in a bag, and placed the cookies within it.

Shake, and remove.

They should still be warm to get total coverage.

These taste fantastic!  They practically melt in your mouth!  I really enjoyed making these, and I hope you try them out for yourselves!

Enjoy!