Soft & Chewy Key Lime Pie Cookies

Ingredients:

Cookie Ingredients

Key Lime Pie Filling

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Add the butter, sugar, and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer. Cream together.
3. Add the egg and vanilla butter emulsion and mix until well combined.
4. Add the flour, 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to scoop out the batter into 8 equally sized cookies. Use your hands to roll into balls.
6. Place the remaining 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs into a bowl. Roll each ball of dough in the crumbs to coat the outside.
7. Place on the baking sheet, evenly spaced. Press down slightly with the palm of your hand. Use a 1 Tbsp measuring spoon to make a well in the center of the dough. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and use a ¼ cup measuring cup to make a larger indent in the center of each cookie. Bake for an additional 2 minutes.
8. Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
9. Once cool, make the key lime filling. Add the cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice and lime zest to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat until well combined.
10. Spoon into the well in each cookie. Place in the fridge for 1 hour to allow the filling to set.
11. Garnish the cookies with additional graham cracker crumbs and a lime wedge. Enjoy!
12. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.

Cookie Ingredients

Key Lime Pie Filling