Key Lime Cookies
- Title
- Key Lime Cookies
- Subject
- butter
- powdered sugar
- egg
- key lime zest
- key lime juice
- flour
- baking powder
- salt
- corn flakes
- Description
- Key Lime Cookies
½ cup butter 1 cup flour
1½ cups powdered sugar ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 egg ¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated key lime zest 2 cups crushed corn flakes
2 tablespoons key lime juice
Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg, lime juice and zest. Stir in
flour, baking powder and salt. Drop 1 tablespoon of batter at a time into a
bowl of crushed corn flakes, rolling to coat completely. Place on ungreased
cookie sheet and bake for 16 minutes in preheated 350-degree oven.
(These cookies spread significantly in the oven, so space them widely
on the cookie sheet.)
Makes 24 cookies.
Nutritional information per serving: 94 calories; carbohydrates 14g; fat
4g; protein 1g, fiber 1g.
Source: "Florida Citrus Treasures Cookbook: A Collection of Heritage Recipes"
(University of Florida, 2003, third edition).
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# Key Lime Cookies
## Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp grated key lime zest
- 2 Tbsp key lime juice
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups crushed corn flakes
## Instructions
1. Cream together butter and sugar.
2. Add egg, lime juice and zest.
3. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Drop 1 Tbsp of batter at a time into a bowl of crushed corn flakes, rolling to coat completely.
5. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 16 minutes in preheated 350-degree oven.
6. Note: These cookies spread significantly in the oven, so space them widely on the cookie sheet.
Makes 24 cookies. - Source
- RCA0004 - Vintage Handwritten Recipes 3x5 Index Cards Grandma Grannycore Cottagecore (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Printed pamphlet page
- Identifier
- RCA0004-20260522-0019
- Coverage
- Florida, US
Dublin Core
Tags
Citation
“Key Lime Cookies,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed November 11, 2026, https://recipecardarchive.com/items/show/777.