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    Home » Recipes » Cookies/Bars

    Velvety Lime Butter Cookie Bites

    By Nancy Mock November 14, 2021 Updated March 10, 2022 Leave a Comment

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    Melt-in-your-mouth treats with lots of lime and a butter cookie crunch. Lime Butter Cookie Bites are easy to make and delicious.

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    Looking for a cute, little cookie that's light, sweet, and melty all at the same time? Well, here it is! Lime Butter Cookie Balls are adapted from my Simple Butter Cookies recipe. The texture is crumbly and soft, plus full of bright flavor from lime.

    These little cookies are fun to make and difficult to stop eating! When you want a light-ish dessert to serve, these cookies really hit the spot.

    Crumbled cookie next to grey dish

    Why you'll love this recipe

    This cookie recipe comes together quickly and they're easy to make - that means it's a fun project to do with your kids! The cookies are full of flavor from the lime zest and make a lovely snack or dessert that's not too overwhelmingly sweet.

    You can make them in advance for when you need them: for the holiday table, bake sale, cookie exchange, or family dessert. The cookies keep for up to five days.

    Butter, limes, and confectioner's sugar

    🔪 How to make Lime Butter Cookie Bites

    Step 1: Make the dough

    Round of lime cookie dough

    Mix together butter, sugar, lime zest, and extract, then add in the flour to make a soft cookie dough. Chill it for 30 minutes.

    Step 2: Make the cookie balls and bake

    Cookie balls lined up on a baking sheet

    Scoop and roll one-inch cookie dough balls, then bake them.

    Step 3: Roll in sugar

    Round cookie balls on a cooling rack

    As soon as the cookies come out, roll them in confectioner's sugar and place them on a cooling rack.

    Step 4: Roll in sugar again!

    Once the cookies are cool, roll them in a second coating of confectioner's sugar. They're ready to eat and they store well for up to 5 days!

    Notes:

    • Remember to allow at least 30 minutes for the cookie dough to chill. This helps the cookies keep their shape when baking, and to prevent the butter from melting out of the dough.
    Pile of sugar dusted cookies

    The recipe for Lime Cookie Butter Bites is below! And here are a few more cookie recipes you should consider:

    Walnut Coconut Cookies
    A soft cookie with sweetened coconut and a little crunch from toasted walnuts. It's an easy-to-make and yummy cookie.
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    Crispy Chewy Chocolate Cookies
    A lightly crisp outside and a chewy inside make these chocolate cookies irresistible! They're delicious on their own, or used to sandwich a frosting or jam filling.
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    Six chocolate cookies on a black plate
    Sugar and Spice Candied Ginger Cookies
    Beautifully fragrant, they're perfect for holiday time or any old time! Sugar and Spice Candied Ginger Cookies are loaded with warming spices and lovely sweetness.
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    Round ginger cookies on a black plate

    💬 How did you like these lime-laced cookies? Leave a comment and rating below!

    Round cookie balls covered in sugar

    Lime Butter Cookie Bites

    Nancy Mock
    Melt-in-your-mouth treats with lots of lime and a butter cookie crunch. Lime Butter Cookie Bites are easy to make and delicious.
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    Prep Time 25 mins
    Cook Time 18 mins
    Chilling time 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 13 mins
    Course Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Thanksgiving
    Servings 25 servings

    Ingredients
      

    For cookie dough:

    • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 cup confectioner's sugar
    • 2 tablespoons lime zest (about two regular limes worth)
    • 4 teaspoons lime juice
    • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • 2½ cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    To coat cookies:

    • 2-3 cups confectioner's sugar

    Instructions
     

    Make cookie dough:

    • Preheat oven to 325° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Cut the butter into chunks. Place the butter and the 1 cup of confectioner's sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat the ingredients together on high speed for three minutes.
    • Add in the lime zest, lime juice, and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix them in.
    • Add in the salt and flour: mix them in on low speed, scraping once or twice, and continue only until the dough just comes together.
    • Remove the dough and squeeze it together a few times by hand. Flatten the dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

    Make the cookie balls:

    • Place the 2-3 cups of confectioner's sugar in a bowl and hold it aside - you'll use this to coat the cookies when they come out of the oven. Have a cooling rack ready as well.
    • Use a teaspoon: scoop a teaspoon of dough and roll it between your hands into a ball about 1 inch in diameter. Place it on the lined cookie sheet. Continue until you fill the baking sheet, leaving about 1½ inches between dough balls.
    • Bake the cookies for 18 minutes: they should be lightly browned on the bottom. . Remove the pan from the oven.
    • Roll each baked cookie in confectioner's sugar, then place it on a cooling rack.
    • Continue making cookie balls, baking them, and coating them in sugar until they're all done.

    Coat them in sugar - again:

    • Once the cookies are cool (15-20 minutes) roll each one a second time in confectioner's sugar.
    • Store the double-coated, cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
    • Makes about 75 Lime Butter Cookie Balls.

    Notes

    • Remember to allow at least 30 minutes for the cookie dough to chill. This helps the cookies keep their shape when baking, and to prevent the butter from melting out of the dough.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 3cookie ballsCalories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 25mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 228IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
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