Cookie Exchange: Coconut-Key Lime Thumbprint Cookies #SundaySupper

**My 2nd place win in the Simple & Delicious Cookie Tray Favorites contest appearing in the December/January 2018 edition of Simple & Delicious magazine. Photo courtesy of Taste of Home.

Nearly everyone I know hosts a cookie exchange of some sort during the holiday season. Instead of the same old chocolate chip cookies, decorated sugar cookies, and even our beloved Santa Claus cookies, why not take something a bit different? Why not share cookies that are a bit more creative or interesting or even exotic? Let’s make a pact this holiday season to really push ourselves to make the best cookies possible!

For this year’s cookie exchange, I’m tapping into my Florida roots (again) and adding my husband’s favorite–shortbreads– to create a thumbprint cookie that is downright addictive.

Coconut-Key Lime Thumbprint Cookies
These little gems are lightly coconut flavored, surrounded by toasty coconut, filled with tart key lime curd, and then, if that weren’t enough, drizzled in white chocolate. Let’s face it. The holidays are not the time for diets, so let’s just agree to enjoy ourselves!

Ingredients
Filling:

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Coconut-Key Lime Thumbprint Cookies

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 30 cookies

Coconut shortbread thumbprint cookies filled with key lime curd and drizzled in white chocolate.

Ingredients

2 TBSP cornstarch
2/3 c. key lime juice
3/4 c. sugar
2 large egg yolks
Cookies:
1 c. butter-softened
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp coconut extract
2 c. all purpose flour
2 large egg whites
2 tsp water
2 1/2 c. sweetened flake coconut
Glaze:
4 oz. white chocolate-chopped
1 TBSP shortening

Instructions

For the filling, in a saucepan, combine cornstarch and key lime juice and stir until smooth. Whisk in sugar and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until mixture boils. Remove to a bowl and cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold.
For the cookies, cream butter, powdered sugar, and salt. Beat in extracts and flour. In a small bowl, combine egg whites and water. Pour coconut flakes into another bowl. Shape dough into small balls (approximately 1 1/4") using a cookie scoop or tablespoon. Dip dough ball in egg white water and roll in coconut flakes. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet. Indent the center of each dough ball using your thumb. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown, approximately 12-14 minutes. After removing from oven, immediately reshape the indention. Cool completely.
To serve, fill with cooled key lime curd. In the microwave, melt white chocolate and shortening. Drizzle over cookie tops. Store cookies in the refrigerator.

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Makes approximately 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

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