Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies

Sorry Mom. But I think these cookies are my current favorite. I've always liked sugar cookies better than chocolate chip. And these - oh, these are good. Preston made them last week and took them into work, then reported that they disappeared rather quickly. I just wish I could get some unsweetened coconut from the Cloverdale Country Store. I've only found it one place here and it's in the natural/organic section, so of course it's way overpriced. So sad.


Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies

from The Girl Who Ate Everything

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup butter, softened

1 ½ cups white sugar

1 egg

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

zest of one large lime, finely minced

3 tablespoons lime juice

½ cup unsweetened toasted coconut*

½ cup sugar for rolling cookies

Combine flour, soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until nice and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, lime zest and juice and beat again. Add in dry ingredients and toasted coconut and blend gradually. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls in sugar and place on baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes until barely golden on the edges. Let sit two minutes on cookie sheets, then cool on wire racks.

*To toast coconut, simply spread on a baking sheet and place in the 350 oven for 5-7 minutes, checking carefully and shaking every couple of minutes. It browns quick, so watch carefully.