Coconut Lime Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup real butter
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 large egg (beaten lightly)
• 1 lime, juice and zest of
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 (10 ounce) bag chocolate chips
• 14 ounces sweetened coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 375 degrees.
• 2 soften butter before starting the batter.
• 3 add the sugars and the beaten egg.
• 4 mix with a spoon not a electric beater.
• 5 grate the peel of the lime very finely into the batter.
• 6 add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp lime juice.
• 7 mix in the dry ingredients.
• 8 batter should be stiff,if it isn't you could chill the batter or add 2 tbsp more flour.
• 9 add chocolate chips and 1/2 bag of coconut.
• 10 place the rest of the coconut in a flat dish.
• 11 roll the dough into small balls then roll each ball in the extra coconut.
• 12 place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
• 13 the coconut should look toasted and the cookie firm if not bake for an additional 2-3 minutes.