Key Lime Coconut Chocolate cookies
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Serves: 2 dozens
 
Ingredients
  • Unsalted butter – ¾ cup
  • Vegetable shortening – 1 tbsp
  • Granulated sugar – ½ cup
  • Brown sugar – ½ cup
  • Salt – ¼ tsp
  • Baking soda – ½ tsp
  • Baking powder – 1 tsp
  • All purpose flour – 1 ½ cup
  • Vanila extract – 1 tsp
  • Semisweet chocolate chips – ¾ cup
  • Sweetened shredded coconut – 1 cup
  • Lime zest – 1 lime
  • Lime juice – 1 limeFrosting:
  • Powdered sugar – 1 cup
  • Lime zest – 2 tsp
  • Lime juice – 3 tbsp
  • Sprinkles – to sprinkle some finally ( totally optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a few baking shheets with parchment paper if you don’t want to scrub your baking sheet hard. And set aside.
  2. In a bowl, cream together the butter,shortening, sugar, egg, vanilla and mix until combined.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add this to the butter mixture and mix everything just until combined.
  4. Add the coconut, chocolate chips, lime zest, lime juice and mix them until evenly distributed.
  5. Try to use a small ice cream scoop which Is almost 1 tbsp measure and scoop out the cookie dough onto your baking sheets. Do make sure to place them a few inches apart from each other.
  6. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. Edges with a golden color are the sign I would say. Allow cooling completely.
  7. When they are baking, mix the ingredients for frosting nicely. After they are baked and cooled slightly, just drizzle or apply these frosting on top of the cookies. Sprinkle some sprinkles on top.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/key-lime-coconut-chocolate-cookies/