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Key Lime Crumbl Cookies

With a decadent cookie base and light tart filling, these key lime Crumbl cookies are the go to treat for any time of day.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword key lime,crumbl,cookies,tart,sweet
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8 cookies
Calories 387kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Cookie

  • ½ cup butter (unsalted)
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour (scooped and leveled)
  • ¼ teaspoon cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3-4 graham crackers (crushed fine)

Filling

  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 4 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 3-4 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Cream together butter and both sugars till light and fluffy.
  • Add in egg and vanilla and mix well.
  • Sift in flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and corn starch just until it come together.
  • Using a large (3 tablespoon) cookie scoop, form the dough into 8 balls.
  • Roll each ball into the crushed graham cracker and place on baking sheet.
  • Using the back of a tablespoon, make indentations into each ball.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and press the back of a ¼ cup measuring cup into each cookie.
  • Return to oven for 3 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack and cool completely.
  • While the cookies are baking make the filling. Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
  • Gradually add the sweetened condensed milk.
  • Add 3 tablespoons powdered sugar. If too thin, add more.
  • Add lime juice, 1 teaspoon at a time until the right consistency. Filling should not be runny.
  • Fill the well of each cookie.
  • Refrigerate for at least 45 minutes.
  • Top with whipped cream and a lime slice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 333mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 587IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg