Lime-Glazed Coconut Snowballs

Name: Lime-Glazed Coconut Snowballs
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 40 cookies, 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces); 1 teaspoon grated lime zest; 3/4 cup superfine sugar (5 1/2 ounces); 1/4 teaspoon table salt; 16 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into sixteen 1/2-inch pieces, at cool room temperature (2 sticks); 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon cream cheese, at room temperature; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar (6 ounces); 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, pulsed in food processor until finely chopped, about fifteen 1-second pulses

Submitted by swissms

"From Cook's Illustrated. If you cannot find superfine sugar, you can obtain a close approximation by processing regular granulated sugar in a food processor for about 20 seconds."

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Ready In:: 47mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 40 cookies
Serves:: 20

ingredients

Butter Cookie Dough
2 ¹⁄₂ cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces)
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
³⁄₄ cup superfine sugar (5 1/2 ounces)
¹⁄₄ teaspoon table salt
16 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into sixteen 1/2-inch pieces, at cool room temperature (2 sticks)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cream cheese, at room temperature
Glaze
1 tablespoon cream cheese, at room temperature
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 ¹⁄₂ cups confectioners' sugar (6 ounces)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sweetened flaked coconut, pulsed in food processor until finely chopped, about fifteen 1-second pulses

directions

Cookies:.
In bowl of standing mixer fitted with flat beater, mix flour, lime zest, sugar, and salt on low speed until combined, about 5 seconds. With mixer running on low, add butter 1 piece at a time; continue to mix until mixture looks crumbly and slightly wet, about 1 minute longer. Add vanilla and cream cheese and mix on low until dough just begins to form large clumps, about 30 seconds.
Use hands to roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake one batch at a time in 375-degree oven until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Glaze:.
Whisk cream cheese and 2 tablespoons lime juice in medium bowl until combined and no lumps remain. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth, adding remaining lime juice as needed until glaze is thin enough to spread easily.
Dip tops of cookies into glaze and scrape away excess, then dip into coconut. Set cookies on parchment-lined baking sheet; let stand until glaze dries and sets, about 20 minutes.

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Reviews

These were sure worth the wait! Toronto was under a heat wave for a couple of weeks, and I finally was able to get some baking done today and I'm really glad this recipe was one of the ones I had to make. First, I didn't have superfine sugar, so I did whiz regular sugar in my blender - great tip, that. I also found key limes at the grocery store yesterday, so I used those. These were delicious, and simple - snowballs in July!! Thanks for posting, swissms! Made for PRMR Tag.

Katzen

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I love cooking for family and friends. I especially enjoy baking...it is like combining art and science to create something extraordinary. I am most known for making desserts like Recipe #336060. My pet peeve: when people sign-up to bring dessert to a pot-luck or dinner party and they bring something pre-made from the store. My friends and family now know to always let me bring the dessert. :) I enjoy traveling and believe that one of the best ways to experience a culture is through food. I have lived in Germany, Spain and Switzerland, and currently live in the US. My rating system: 5 stars - Excellent! Delicious! Could not be better...will make often. 4 stars - Very good! May tweak slightly. 3 stars - Good base recipe. Will need to tweak. 2 stars - Ok. Will keep looking. Cooking Contests & Games: <img src=http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/590105/hcabc.jpg> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/annacia/Permanent%20Banners/snow-queens-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj81/HokiesLady65/Banners/ST_AMBADGE.jpg"> <img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a132/tgifford/Game%20Room%20Banners/AM%20Banners/holidaybadge.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/j_welcome/pics2/food/PRMRcopy.jpg"> <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/Animation6.gif"> <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg"> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/annacia/Permanent%20Banners/cc-banner-7-09.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg">

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