Coconut Key Lime Macaroons
So I let you all have a little break since I last posted about my lime addiction. Remember how I shared some Key Lime Pie Ice Cream and Key Lime Poke Cake? DELICIOUS! Today’s recipe for Coconut Key Lime Macaroons is mind blowing! Like, my friend Jessica at A Kitchen Addiction posted these Coconut Lime Macaroons to her site, and it was like our souls united! You all know I love lime, but Coconut-Lime is like the perfect pair! Try my Frozen Coconut Limeade and tell me it’s not the best flavor combination in the whole world!
I am crazy in love with these cookies! They were everything I hoped they would be! Sweet and coconutty with the perfect tang of key lime! My husband took the leftovers to work, because I taste everything and then send it out of our house so I don’t get fat, and EVERYONE raved about them! I think he mentioned someone saying they were, “the best cookies” they had ever eaten! I can definitely attest to the fact that they are top notch! As much as I love coconut-lime creations, I do love a good caramel pretzel chocolate chip cookie, but these are my favorite fruity cookies for sure! These would be the perfect elegant summery dessert for a baby shower or party, or anything for that matter. Make up an excuse to make these!
Coconut Key Lime Macaroons
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups (420 g) sweetened coconut flakes
- ¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour, (stir, spoon & level)
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp lime zest, divided
- 3 Tbsp key lime juice, (Nellie & Joe’s)
- 14 oz (396 g) can sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Combine sweetened coconut flakes, flour, salt and 1 Tbsp lime zest in a bowl. Mix thoroughly.
- Add key lime juice and sweetened condensed milk. Mix well with a spatula.
- Using a #50 scoop (about 1½ Tbsp), scoop cookie dough balls onto a greased or lined baking sheet. Sprinkle the tops of the raw macaroons with the remaining zest on top.
- Bake at 350˚F for 12-15 minutes or until the edges and bottom of the cookies are browned. Allow to cool completely. Enjoy!
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How many macaroons does this recipe make?
About 2 dozen (24 cookies).
These are delicious. Do you think that this could work to make bars by spreading it over a graham cracker crust in 8” or 9” square pan? If so how long would I bake it? Thank you.
Does the homemade sweetened condensed milk recipe work with Splenda instead of sugar?
I haven’t tried it, but it I think it would work ok.
These are so delicious ♡. Used fresh key lime juice. So simple and so good!
So glad you enjoyed them Courtney! Thanks for your comment!
Put the lime in the coconut! I’ve been looking at your lime and coconut desserts and I want to try them all! I love lime and coconut! I don’t know if you drink, but a couple of weeks ago me and a friend of mine made Jello shots and we used different flavors of spirits with the different flavors of Jello. My favorite by far was coconut rum with lime Jello. Yum!
Coconut and lime is a fab combo! Hope you enjoy these Brian!
these look so good! I want to make them for my wedding welcome bags. How far in advance could I make them and would they freeze well? Thanks!
I haven’t frozen them myself, but if you do, you will definitely want some wax paper between the cookies, don’t stack them right on top of each other because I bet they will stick. I wouldn’t freeze them for more than a month before the wedding. You can always do a test batch to see how they do. Good luck!
Just pinned this recipe on Pinterest. Looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it!
Thanks Deb! It’s a great one if you love tangy-sweet desserts!
Recipe looks delicious, definitely gonna try. One thing however, I would suggest using fresh limes (key or “regular” Persian) over the bottled “Key West Lime Juice”, which is exactly what the bottle says. Concectrated Persian lime juice (confirmed on the ingredient list) which has been reconstituted, preserved and bottled in (guess where?) Key West. It makes no sense from a culinary perspective to purchase a processed version of what you can purchase at the local grocery store (high prices aside) fresh. After all, isn’t that the direction were trying to go with food? Cheers.
Food snob? Be kind…you don’t have to make the recipe or make your opinion sound so arrogant.
That’s like the easiest recipe ever! Cannot wait to make it for tonight’s girls night spring party! Oh and I’m super obsessed with coconut-lime flavor too 🙂
I hope you liked it! They are super easy and full of flavor! Loved these!
Yep, they came out great! everyone loved it!