Coconut Lime Sandwich

By BobLongo

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 1/2 cup AP flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. coconut extraxt ( optional but I think it's needed)
• 3 1/2 ozs. unsweetened flake coconut ( about 1 1/2 cups) ( I used sweetened)
• Confectioner's sugar, for dusting
• Filling:
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 tbsp. butter, softened
• 2 tsp. lime zest
• 1 tbsp. lime juice

Preparation

Step 1

Cookies:
1. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
2. Put butter and granulated sugar into a mixer bowl and beat in medium high speed til pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
3. Mix in the egg and vanilla.
4. Reduce speed to low and gradually mix in the flour mixture.
5. Stir in the coconut.
6. Shape dough into 2 discs and wrap each in plastic. Refridgerate til cold, about 30 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 375 and get a parchment lined baking sheet ready.
8. Take the discs out of the fridge and roll each out to 1/4" thickness, then pop them into the freezer for about 20 minutes. Then take them out of the freezer and cut out your shapes and pop them back into the freezer for another few minutes to firm up.
9. Place them onto your parchment lined baking sheet and bake 8 to 10 minutes, or til the edges are golden. ( Mine took the full 10 minutes.).
10. Cool completely on sheets on wire racks.
11. Fill cookies when cooled. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.
Filling:
Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and place about one tablespoonful onto one cookie and top with another.
Store cookies in the fridge in an airtight container.