Coconut Lime Cookies

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1 cup soft butter
8 oz. cream cheese
2 cups sugar
2 XL eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon coconut extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high for 1 minute or until fluffy.

Hand stir in eggs, vanilla, and coconut extract; don’t overmix.

Add dry ingredients all at once and mix until fully incorporated. Add 2-3 Tablespoons more flour for high elevation. Chill dough for 2 hours. Scoop out approximately 36+ 1 ½ ” balls of dough.

 Gently roll. Place on greased or parchment paper on an aluminum cookie sheet. Flatten to ½” tall.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min. Glaze hot cookie with Lime Icing.

Let cool.  Frost cookie with Coconut Cream Frosting. Garnish with shredded coconut and lime zest.

Let set. Share!

Lime Icing
4 Tablespoons lime juice
2 cups powdered sugar
Mix in food processor until smooth.

Coconut Cream Frosting
8 oz. softened cream cheese
¼ cup soft butter
¼ cup cream of coconut (Coco Re’al brand works great)
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon coconut extract
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar

Mix cream cheese, butter and cream of coconut until smooth. Add vanilla, coconut extract, and powdered sugar. Mix until fluffy.