Key Lime Pie Sandwich Cookies
Description
Key lime pie in cookie form! These graham cracker sandwich cookies filled with a tart cream cheese filling are pure Key lime deliciousness!
Ingredients
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
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3/4 cup white sugar, divided, or as needed
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1 large egg yolk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 medium Key limes
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2
Combine flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in a bowl.
3
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.
4
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in remaining sugar to coat. Place on the prepared baking sheets.
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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.
6
Zest all 3 limes; set zest aside. Juice 2 of the limes.
7
Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar. Add lime juice and zest; mix to combine.
8
Spread filling on the flat sides of 1/2 of the cookies, then top with remaining cookies to form sandwich cookies.