Coconut Lime Thai Snowballs
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- cookie
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure lime oil (or 2 T. lime juice)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
- Coating
- 1 cup unsweeteded shredded coconut
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch, sifted
- Preheat oven to 350 with racks in the upper and lower thirds.
- Combine butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add lime oil; beat to combine.
- Gently fold in lime zest, salt, flour and coconut. Blend well.
- Lightly flour hands and roll dough into small,about 1-inch, balls and place about 1 1/2" apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake until puffy (not browned)and bottoms are just golden, about 15 minute.
- Meanwhile, combine coating ingredients in a gallon size plastic bag. While cookies are still warm, toss them in the coating.
- Remove and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
unsalted butter, cookie, sugar, lime oil, lime zest, salt, flour, coconut, coating, coconut, sugar, lime zest, cornstarch
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-lime-thai-snowballs-268988 (may not work)