Chewy Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies

I finally got to make something from my Pinterest board (Pinterest is like a virtual pinboard, a place to pin up stuff you like, you can also see what other people have put up and categorize it.) This is the site where I got the recipe from. Hopefully, I'll get around to making the other recipes, sometime soon. They are really yummy.

Chewy Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup butter, softened

1 ½ cups white sugar

1 egg

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

zest of one large lime, finely minced

3 tbsp lime juice

½ cup unsweetened toasted coconut

½ cup sugar for rolling cookies

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. If you haven't already toasted your coconut just put a layer of coconut on a cookie sheet and bake it at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes. Watch out. It goes from white to burnt really quick if you aren't watching closely.Yes, really watch it, don't take your eyes off it, this took less than 5 minutes in my oven.

2. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

3. Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and very fluffy.

4. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, lime juice and lime zest.

5. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients and toasted coconut. 

6. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. I made mine too big and they ran together. These do spread quite a bit.

7. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. 

8. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.