Chewy Lime Coconut Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Zest of one large lime, finely minced
3 tbsp lime juice
½ cup unsweetened toasted coconut
1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies

Directions: 

Preheat a standard oven or toaster oven to 300ºF.  

Place coconut on a cookie sheet and toast for up to 20 minutes, taking care to monitor closely and stir coconut so that it is evenly toasted.  

This may be done on the stove top in a skillet over medium heat while being stirred, but it will be more evenly toasted in the oven.

Raise temperature of standard oven to 350ºF.  

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter till fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.  

Add sugar and beat till light and fluffy.

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. 

Set aside.

Into butter/sugar mixture, beat in egg, vanilla extract, lime juice and lime zest.

Add ½ of the flour mixture, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.

Add the remaining flour mixture and blend thoroughly.

Mix in toasted coconut.

Using teaspoonfuls, roll dough into balls, then roll in sugar.

Place on lined cookie sheets about 1½ inches apart.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.

Allow to cool on cookie sheets for two minutes before transferring to wire racks.

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