There is a little shop in Key West, Florida, Kermits’s Key West Lime Shoppe, that sells Frozen Key Lime Pie on a stick dipped in Belgian Chocolate. It may sound like an over the top combination, but it’s fabulous and I fell in love with it one hot day in June while visiting Key West on a cruise stop. I’ve been back to Key West several times since then and always head straight to Kermit’s for this tart but refreshing treat.
Another fun thing about visiting Kermit’s is they always have out samples of their delicious key lime treats. My favorite is a cookie called Key Lime Coolers with “refreshing tropical tartness sprinkled on every cookie.” They are little bite size cookies covered with powdered sugar. A wonderful combination of sweet, tart, buttery and crunchy.
I’d been wanting to try a similar cookie recipe Martha Stewart’s Lime Meltaways since I bought Martha Stewart Cookies earlier this year and when I saw a beautiful bag of key limes at the store, I knew which cookie I wanted to make for week 4 of 12 weeks of Christmas cookies.
These Lime Meltaways aren’t quite as tart as Kermit’s, but they have the same crunchy/sandy texture and sweet/tart taste that I love. I’ll definitely be making these again!
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
- Grated zest of 2 limes
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, cream butter and 1/3 cup sugar until fluffy. Add lime zest, juice, and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt. Add to butter mixture, and beat on low speed until combined.
- Between two 8-by-12-inch pieces of parchment paper, roll dough into two 1 1/4-inch-diameter logs. Chill at least 1 hour
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Place remaining 2/3 cup sugar in a resealable plastic bag. Remove parchment from logs; slice dough into 1/8-inch-thick rounds. Place rounds on baking sheets, spaced 1 inch apart.
- Bake cookies until barely golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool slightly, 8 to 10 minutes. While still warm, place cookies in the sugar-filled bag; toss to coat. Bake or freeze remaining dough. Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
- _I didn’t read the recipe correctly when making these cookies and added all the powdered sugar with the butter instead of 1/3 cup and I didn’t think they were too sweet and would probably do it again next time I make them. _
- _I also made my cookies a bit bigger and thicker than the recipe suggests as suggested by reviews._
More delicious 12 weeks of Christmas cookies Megan’s Buttermilk Cookies With Nutmeg, April’s Chewy Chocolate Cookies, Denise’s Lemon Luscious Snowcap Cookies, Megan’s, and Kim’s.
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The cookies look delish. I love anything lime and have seen this in her book but have yet to make it. Yum.
Pretty lime cookies…
I will definitely check out Kermit's this winter when I'm in Key West. And those cookies, when you mentioned the sandy/crunchy texture, I'm thinking pecan sandies with a lime twist (minus the pecan of course…lol)
I can just taste them! LOL!! Simple and sweet!
They look wonderful and the texture sounds amazing.
We really enjoy simple cookies like this. Thanks for sharing.
I made these last year! Definitely a repeat cookie. Yours look perfect!
Um, no not over the top! I love limes! Great recipe!
Belli e profumati i tuoi biscotti.
Ciao Daniela.
I love lime. I gotta give these a try. I'm so envious you've started you Christmas cookies. I pray I can get it together and start soon instead of the last minute mad rush!! Are you just freezing in Ziploc's?
Yum! Lime & meltiness? Sounds like a killer combo.
My sister loves lime meltaways, they look so good…
I love these cookies…and key lime pie on a stick!!! Over the top.
I have a thing for lemon and lime the past few years and find myself picking it over chocolate which I never thought would happen but hey taste changes as we get more mature they say. They sell lime cooler cookies baked by the Byrd company in Savannah and I can honestly eat that entire box in two short days. I welcome this recipe and I now want to take a cruise and get off in Key West just to eat some lime treats:) Thanks for sharing.
Joyce
These look delicious–I think citrus is perfect anytime of the year. I love this 12-week of Christmas Cookies you are doing–great idea!
Oh wow…I would LOVE this cookie!!! meltaway cookies are my favorite…I am totally making these this year!!
Key West is on my places of list to visit. I'll need to remember to visit Kermits. I love key lime stuff and these cookies look great!
I have never been to Key West, but would love to go! I love that you made these cookies thicker than suggested. I tried them last year and mine were wafer thin. Yours look delicious. They do kind of melt away in your mouth, which makes them very easy to keep popping in
I think this is a great cookie for a xmas platter because they are tart and refreshing and different from the rest. Great one!
I think I saw Kermits on the food network. Pie on a stick sounds really good! So do these cookies! I'm a big fan of sweet with citrus!
They look so delicious. I absolutely love these cookies.
Oh yum!! Those look divine. I love anything lime.
Yum! I love the idea of lime in a cookie.
I've made these years ago, the recipe was in MSL magazine. I love the citrus flavor! Yours look incredible!
There look really delicious. Good job : )
I love citrus-flavored desserts. It's weird that lemons are so prominent in desserts but limes rarely make an appearance. This gives me ideas…
mmmnnn! And key lime pie is one of my favorites.
Yum! I made these over the summer…they were delicious!
Barb those look delicious!
Ok mummy I'm on my way to your house and I can't wait til I arrive and try all of these delectable delights!
From your new daughter,
Lorraine
xxx
I have never heard of Lime Meltaways. I would imagine that they would be great with a hot chocolate during the winter months. Unfortunately here in Australis its nearly summer. I would still love to try these out. Thanks for the recipe.
Barbara, the minute I saw your photo and read your recipe, my mouth was watering for these! Oh, I think these sound just delightful! Love citrus. Perfect!
oh i love citrus flavored cookies, these look wonderful!
CRAVING COOKIES that are just these. Lime is right up my street & these are gorgeous!! WOW!!
I've never heard of lime meltaways but they sound delicous!!
Oh yum. I have such a weakness for key lime, these look awesome.
A perfect name meltaways …because they just melt in your mouth !
I'm pretty certain this cookie would be loved by me….I love shortbread type cookies and I love lime!
Barbara,
I am so making these cookies. I love Key Lime anything. I love your 12 weeks of cookies. You're giving me great ideas for my holiday cookies. Thank you!
Lime cookies, can you believe that I never had those? And I was in Key West last year
Anyway, yours look delicious, I am sure that I will like them, since I love everything that is lemony
so pretty, and we looooove lime!!
These sound and look great, another recipe for my list of possibilities for my 12DoCC (12 Days of Christmas Cookies)