Soft, buttery cookies loaded with key lime flavor – perfect for summer! These key lime meltaway cookies are easy to make and so delicious.
Looking for a delicious and easy cookie recipe to add to your repertoire? Look no further than these Key Lime Meltaway Cookies!
They’re sweet, tart, and utterly delicious with an amazingly soft texture. They literally just meltaway in your mouth!
With just a few simple ingredients and some fresh key limes, you can have these cookies ready in no time. Plus, they’re perfect for any occasion – from holiday parties to potlucks.
So why wait? Get started on these cookies today!
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1 Tips for the BEST Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
2 How to Store Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
3 About the Ingredients for Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
4 Looking for More Key Lime Recipes?
5 How to Make Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
6 Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
6.1 Ingredients
6.1.1 For the Key Lime Glaze:
6.2 Instructions
6.3 Recommended Products
6.3.1 Nutrition Information:
6.3.2 Yield:
6.3.3 Serving Size:
6.4 Did you make this recipe?
Tips for the BEST Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
- When measuring out your flour make sure you spoon and level it to avoid dense cookies.
- Do not over mix your cookie dough or the cookies will be dense.
- Use a cookie scoop to ensure your cookies are equally sized and bake evenly.
- Bake the cookies one sheet at a time for more consistent results.
- Oven temperatures and bake times will vary. They are ready when the cookies start to get a little golden on the bottom.
How to Store Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
The cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to a week, or they can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container. If you need to store them longer, I would recommend freezing.
You can freeze the dough to bake later. Simply allow the dough to come to room temperature before you bake.
You can also freeze the baked cookies. To do this, you want to partially freeze them for about an hour in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. This helps ensure that the cookies don’t stick to each other. Wrap each cookie with plastic wrap, then transfer to an airtight freezer bag.
Thaw them out in the fridge overnight when ready to enjoy.
About the Ingredients for Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
Butter – Using unsalted butter and then adding salt gives you the best control over the amount of salt in the recipe. You can use salted butter if you prefer but you will want to halve the additional salt.
Sugar – We are using a combination of white granulated sugar and brown sugar to get just the right amount of sweetness.
Eggs – It is best if you use room temperature eggs.
Vanilla – Pure vanilla extract will always give you the best results, but you can always use artificial instead if that is what you have on hand.
Flour – Make sure you spoon and level your flour so that the cookies don’t turn out dense. You also want to make sure you don’t over-work your flour when mixing the cookie batter. Only mix until everything is just combined or your cookies won’t be soft and fluffy.
Baking powder – To leaven your cookies, so they are nice and fluffy. Make sure it;s still active for best results! (no older than 6 months.
Key limes – Get your juice and zest from key limes if possible. You can substitute with regular fresh limes but it will taste slightly different. Do not use bottled lime juice, a lot of the flavour comes from the zest.
Salt – Makes all the ingredients shine, if you use salted butter you may want to use only half of the salt.
Looking for More Key Lime Recipes?
Looking for a delicious and easy key lime pie recipe? Look no further! This classic recipe is simple to follow and perfect for any occasion.
These Key Lime Cupcakes are a fun take on a traditional key lime pie featuring a delicious lime cake topped off with luscious fluffy key lime buttercream.
Cool down from the summer heat with this ultra refreshing Watermelon Key Lime Slushie recipe made from real fruit!
Love key lime pie? This Crumbl key lime pie cookie recipe is the perfect way to get your fix. Tart key lime frosting tops a tender graham cookie.
How to Make Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
Yields: 24 cookies | Prep time: 10 Minutes | Cook time: 10 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 Cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 Cup sugar
1 large egg
2 limes, zested
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
For the Key Lime Glaze:
1 3/4 Cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 Cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon rum
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl, then mix in the egg and zest until well combined.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to a small bowl and whisk together. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir until combined.
Use a small cookie scoop or tablespoon to measure dough, then roll them into balls and slightly flatten with your palm and place on the cookie sheet.
Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until light brown on the bottom. Let the cookies sit for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
Using a medium bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, lime juice, salt, Rum and heavy cream until smooth.
Once the cookies are cool, dip the tops in the glaze and place back on the wire rack to set.
Zest some more limes over the cookies to give them a final touch.
Allow the glaze to harden before enjoying the cookies!
Yield: 24 Cookies
Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Soft, buttery cookies loaded with key lime flavor – perfect for summer! These key lime meltaway cookies are easy to make and so delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 Cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 limes, zested
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
For the Key Lime Glaze:
- 1 3/4 Cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/4 Cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon rum
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl, then mix in the egg and zest until well combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to a small bowl and whisk together. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir until
combined. - Use a small cookie scoop or tablespoon to measure dough, then roll them into balls and slightly flatten with your palm and place on the
cookie sheet. - Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until light brown on the bottom. Let the cookies sit for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
- Using a medium bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, lime juice, salt, Rum and heavy cream until smooth.
- Once the cookies are cool, dip the tops in the glaze and place back on the wire rack to set.
- Zest some more limes over the cookies to give them a final touch.
- Allow the glaze to harden before enjoying the cookies!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 Cookie
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 175Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 42mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 0gSugar: 14gProtein: 2g
This information is provided as a courtesy and for entertainment purposes only. This information comes from online calculators. Although lifeloveliz.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
Liz Lampman
Liz Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys cooking and baking, food photography, and reading.
