White Chocolate Key Lime Cookies

a photo of several golden baked cookies loaded with white chocolate chunks and lime zest.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with these delicious White Chocolate Key Lime Cookies. Made with a zesty lime flavor and creamy white chocolate chips, these cookies are the perfect treat for any occasion.

A while back the hubby and I were trying to decide on dessert for the evening. We kept going back and forth about what we wanted. Then our dear friends stopped by and voted for trying out a new cookie, Key Lime Cookie. I actually really liked them. I would have liked a touch more lime in mine, but everyone else liked them as they were so I guess go with the majority vote.

Now I’ve circled back to this cookie recipe and updated it. You know I added more lime this time around, but feel free to dial it back if you want a more subtle lime flavor. This is the best key lime cookies recipe!

What Do I Need to Make Key Lime Cookies?

There are no surprises here! Just your typical cookie making ingredients plus come fresh lime juice and zest and white chocolate. That’s all you need! Here is your ingredients list…

Flour: just regular all purpose flour
Baking Soda: acts as a leavening agent to give the cookies their rise
Salt: enhances all the flavors
Butter: unsalted butter is preferred and you want it softened
Sugar: adds sweetness
Brown Sugar: adds additional sweetness and deeper rich flavor
Egg: gives the cookies structure and binds all the ingredients together
Vanilla Extract: adds flavor
Limes: you definitely need fresh limes for the zest and juice, either regular limes or key limes work great
White Chocolate Chips: or white chocolate chunks work great too

The measurements for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

How to Make Key Lime Cookies

Prep: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silpats.
Dry Ingredients: Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Wet Ingredients: In the bowl of stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Then beat in the egg, key lime juice and vanilla until smooth.
Combine: Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
Stir: Add the white chocolate and key lime zest to the dough and use a wooden spoon to stir them in.
Scoop: Use a cookie scoop or spoon to drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake: Bake the cookies for 8-9 minutes and be sure to not overbake them.
Cool: Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes and then move them to a wire cooling rack.

Keep scrolling through the post down to the recipe card to see all these instructions in full detail.

Can You Use Regular Limes Instead of Key Limes?

Key limes are smaller and are more sour and a little bitter compared to regular limes. They are commonly used in baking because of their bold flavor, but you can use regular limes in place of key limes for this recipe.

Tips for the Best Cookies

Don’t overmix the cookie dough after combining the wet and dry ingredients. Stop mixing as soon as everything is combined. Overmixing will result in tougher cookies.
Don’t press down the dough before baking. These cookies will be thick and chewy.
Don’t overbake the cookies. They are perfect when they are just starting to get golden around the edges. Let them cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet to finish baking.

Variations

I’m obsessed with the combination of white chocolate and citrus flavors. There’s just something magical about the brightness of the citrus with the comforting creaminess of vanilla white chocolate chips. So of course I’ve had to try similar flavor combinations with lemon and orange flavor! Try our orange creamsicle cookies and our glazed lemon cookies!

If you want to go on a flavor adventure with this key lime cookie recipe, add 1/2 teaspoon of coconut extract to this recipe and 1/2 cup of coconut flakes. That’s a special shout out to all my coconut lovers out there!

How Long Will Key Lime Cookies Keep?

Properly stored, freshly baked cookies will last for about 2 to 3 weeks at normal room temperature.

Crisp cookies should be kept in a container with a loosely fitting lid.

Soft cookies should be stored in an airtight container.

How Long Can You Freeze Key Lime Cookies?

Stored correctly, most cookies will keep for 3 months in the freezer.

Cooled cookies should be placed on a baking sheet in the freezer for 1-2 hours.

Once cookies are frozen, transfer to heavy duty freezer bags.

Lime lovers unite! I love lime in desserts! Whether it be lime cheesecake, key lime pie, or torta de limão, I am there for it! These white chocolate key lime cookies are the perfect combination of vibrant lime and creamy white chocolate! They taste incredible and the texture is muah! Yummmmmm!

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