KEY LIME PIE SANDWICH COOKIES

Key Lime Pie Sandwich Cookies image

Tastes just like Key lime pie deliciousness.

Provided by haleyb

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup graham cracker crumbs
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar, divided, or as needed
1 large egg yolk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 medium Key limes
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in a bowl.
Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add egg yolk and vanilla; blend until combined. Mix in dry ingredients and continue to blend until dough sticks together, 1 to 2 minutes.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in remaining sugar to coat. Place on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are lightly browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
Zest all 3 limes; set zest aside. Juice 2 of the limes.
Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar. Add lime juice and zest; mix to combine.
Spread filling on the flat sides of 1/2 of the cookies, then top with remaining cookies to form sandwich cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.4 calories, Carbohydrate 30.1 g, Cholesterol 57.9 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 151.9 mg, Sugar 19.6 g