coconut lime sugar cookies

so in a previous post, i mentioned that Kasia and i have an addiction to limes. this follows in that vein. how can we help it when limes are so cheap, so easy, and soooo delish? i found another recipe on pinterest for these coconut lime sugar cookies. i knew i had a bag of shredded coconut left over from a previous roommate, and the limes were a no-brainer. it was fate. again, no trouble getting Kasia on board with this one!

INGREDIENTS:

*2 1/4 C flour

*1/2 t baking soda

*1 t baking powder

*1/2 t salt

*1 1/2 C sugar, plus 1/3 C for rolling

*2 oz cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces

*1/2 C sweetened shredded coconut, chopped fine

*6 T unsalted butter, melted and still warm

*1/3 C vegetable oil

*1 large egg

*1 T milk

*2 limes, juice and zest

DIRECTIONS:

*preheat oven to 350*

*in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, coconut, soda, powder, and salt

*in a large bowl, add 1 1/2 C sugar, lime zest, and cream cheese

*pour warm butter over the cream cheese mixture and whisk to combine.......the mixture won't be completely smooth yet, and that's fine

*add oil, egg, milk, and lime juice to cream cheese mixture and mix until smooth

*use a rubber spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet, until a soft dough comes together

*scoop dough into balls and roll in sugar

*place dough on cookie sheet and use the bottom of a glass to flatten a little

*bake cookies, one tray at a time, for about 10-11 minutes

*let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack

these were the softest sugar cookies that i've been able to make. we made ours a little on the smaller side so we could have enough to deliver to friends. Kasia was smart and made up a little glaze with powdered sugar, lime juice, coconut, and butter to drizzle on top. i think when we were all done, we had close to 80 cookies. we took some up to our cute little neighbors upstairs and put them in their newly painted cookie jar. so fun!