Sandwich Cookies with Key Lime Pie Filling

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup graham cracker crumbs
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup white sugar, divided, or as needed
• 1 large egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Key Lime Cream Cheese Filling:
• 3 medium Key limes
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar

Step 1

Lightly heat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and half a cup of sugar using an electric mixer until it’s light and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla, mixing until everything comes together. Then, gradually add the dry ingredients and keep mixing until the dough forms and sticks together, which should take about a minute or two.

Step 2

Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and coat each one in the remaining sugar. Place them on your prepared baking sheets, leaving a little space between each. Bake for 6 to 7 minutes, just until the bottoms start to turn golden. Let the cookies cool on the sheets for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 3

While the cookies are cooling, zest all three limes and set that aside. Juice two of the limes and mix the juice with the lime zest into some softened cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar. Beat everything together until smooth and creamy.

Step 4

Finally, spread a generous dollop of the lime filling onto the flat side of half the cookies, then sandwich them with the remaining cookies. Enjoy!