coastal coconut-key lime cookies

How To Make coastal coconut-key lime cookies

• Step 1
  In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar.
• Step 2
  Add extracts and mix well.
• Step 3
  Add flour and salt. Mix just until combined.
• Step 4
  Use hands to bring dough together. Using a cookie scoop, scoop portions and roll into balls. Set Aside.
• Step 5
  In a large bowl, whisk together 2 egg whites and 2 tsp water.
• Step 6
  In a shallow bowl, add 2 c. flaked coconut.
• Step 7
  Dip each shortbread ball into egg whites and roll in coconut, coating completely.
• Step 8
  Place dough onto parchment lined baking sheets. Using the back of a mellon baller, press an indentation/well in the middle of each cookie.
• Step 9
  Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. As cookies come from the oven, use mellon baller to reform the well, if necessary.
• Step 10
  Cool cookies completely.
• Step 11
  In a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine key lime juice, egg yolks, granulated sugar, and cornstarch.
• Step 12
  Whisk until thickened.
• Step 13
  Pour filling into a metal bowl sitting in a bowl filled with ice and whisk constantly until cooled.
• Step 14
  Pour filling into a piping bag and squeezed into the well of baked shortbreads.
• Step 15
  Melt white chocolate in the microwave.
• Step 16
  Pour into a small piping bag and drizzle each cookie.
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