Crispy Coconut Lime Butter Cookies

I have been wanting to make a coconut lime cookie for a while now.  I really like my cookies to be thick and chewy, but I wanted this one to be crisp and buttery and full of coconut lime flavor.  I think that we accomplished that with this cookie!  I had to top it off with a white chocolate lime drizzle, which was totally an experiment, and I loved it.  I actually kind of just wanted to eat the chocolate drizzle just like that.  It was the perfect sweet tart topping to this buttery cookie.

Crispy Coconut Lime Butter Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Zest of 2 limes
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 cup shredded coconut
Granulated sugar
1 cup white chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons lime juice

Preheat the oven to 350F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cream together the butter, powdered sugar, and lime zest until light and fluffy.  Beat in the egg whites and vanilla extract until well blended.  Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and beat until just combined.  Beat in the coconut until evenly distributed.

Scoop the dough into tablespoon size balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.  Using a the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, flatten the dough balls until about 1/4 inch thick.  Bake in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes, or until light golden brown at the edges.  Remove cookies from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the white chocolate lime drizzle, place the white chocolate chips and lime juice in a plastic microwave safe bowl.  Microwave in 15 second intervals, stirring after each, until melted and smooth.  Drizzle white chocolate over cooled cookies.  Makes about 40 cookies.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy