Melt-in-your-mouth treats with lots of lime and a butter cookie crunch. Lime Butter Cookie Bites are easy to make and delicious.
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.
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.
🔪 How to make Lime Butter Cookie Bites
Step 1: Make the 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
Scoop and roll one-inch cookie dough balls, then bake them.
Step 3: Roll in sugar
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.
The recipe for Lime Cookie Butter Bites is below! And here are a few more cookie recipes you should consider:
💬 How did you like these lime-laced cookies? Leave a comment and rating below!
Lime Butter Cookie Bites
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.
susan miroslavich
I would like to send these to my granddaughter at college. Do you think these would be a ok during shipping.
Nancy Mock
Hi Susan! Yes, these cookies should do just fine in shipping. Let them cool completely before bagging them up, pressing out the extra air. Add bubble wrap or crumbled newspaper to the box so the cookies will be snug and not shift around. You're a good grandma to send her a college care package. 🙂 I hope she loves the cookies!