After a month hiatus, the Secret Recipe Club is back! Although the club was seemingly going through some growing pains, I’m happy its back on track because I really do love being introduced to new bloggers.
My blog assignment for this month was the Big Fat Baker. Talk about an impressive collection of baked goods recipes! Holy cow! Erin has a dessert recipe for every occasion. It made it very hard to choose just one. Since I’ve still been slammed with work, I really wanted something that was going to be quick and easy, yet still new and exciting. These cookies jumped out at me, and since my basil plant out back is growing out of control, I thought they’d be perfect.
When I said to people I’m making basil lime cookies, most people gave me a strange look and asked “are they sweet?”. They actually taste kind of like margaritas to me. The herbaceous basil gives them a really fantastic flavor. I think these are going to become one of my regular, “signature”, cookies. I loved them that much!
Basil Lime Cookies recipe from Big Fat Baker
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
- 6 ounces (3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Zest of 1 lime
- 3 tbsp very finely chopped fresh basil leaves
- 7 ounces (1 3/4 cup) flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line the cookie sheets with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer (or hand-held mixer) cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the egg, vanilla, zest, and basil. Mix together until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Then mix into the butter mixture until combined.
- Roll 1 tbsp of dough to make a little sphere. Repeat with remaining dough. Place about 1 inch apart on the cookie sheets.
- Bake 8 to 12 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies/oven.
- Allow to cool on a cooling rack for a few minutes
Yum! What a cool and unique cookie recipe.
so awesome. I’m totally obsessed
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These look absolutely divine! I love basil…
glad I found your site, can’t wait to read more
Nice to meet you! I love meeting San Diego locals
I think you won me at “They actually taste kind of like margaritas to me.” I’ve already emailed the recipe to my baker
you will not be disappointed
Looks good! Very interesting recipe.
What a great flavor combination.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my Group ‘A’ SRC entry: Crunchy Fudgy Heart Bites
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How creative! I’ll definitely keep these in mind in the summer when we have an overabundance of basil.
You’re going to love them!
These sound SO good and since you said they reminded you of a ‘rita, I’m going to try them
Beautiful pics, too!
Thank you!
I am so intrigued with the flavors in these cookies. I gotta try them. Sounds really different..Margaritas? yum
I was intrigued too, but happy to be completely blown away with how delish they are!
How refreshing! This reminds me of a basil lemon sorbet I had in Italy. I was reluctant at first but basil with citrus just work together! I’m definitely trying these! Thanks for sharing!!
I think the original recipe called for lemon AND lime. I think I’ll have to give that a try at some point too! Thanks for stopping by
Your photos are beautiful! I love the idea of basil and lime together. Stopping by from SRC!
Thanks Julie! Nice to meet you
Hi Betsy,
I have had my eye on these cookies all day, and I couldn’t wait to come over and talk about them. I just love a different cookie and the Basil and Lime combination would just be perfect for The Cottage. Your presentation of this cookie is awesome! It is fun cooking with you in the SRC.
Miz Helen
SRC #7
Thank you Miz Helen! i think they may be my new favorite cookie
You have basil growing out of control? In February? I’m green with envy! This is such a unique cookie, and the combo sound fantastic! So nice to find you via SRC.
I know right?! Just another bonus of SoCal living. Thanks for stopping by!
Its really great to find such unique recipes that turn out to be a favorite. Great find at SRC!
I love things that sound a little different and these are really unusual but sound delicious. I love basil and lime and am intrigued about how they would taste in a cookie.
Where did you get such beautiful basil? Wow! I love anything lime so know I would love these cookies and basil is my favorite herb next to lemon verbena. Love your blog and thanks for commenting on mine!
What an interesting recipe selection – really great photo! I’m pinning this recipe. If you haven’t had a chance, please stop by and visit my SRC post for Giant Chocolate Toffee Cookies
http://butteryum.blogspot.com/2012/02/giant-chocolate-toffee-cookies.html
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I have some basil in my fridge just calling out to me! I love trying out unusual cookies. They look so yummy!
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I made these cookies tonight, and they turned out wonderfully. I adapted them a bit, added a little lime juice and less basil. Seriously refreshing and a great start to a wonderful upcoming summer. Tasted almost like a mojito without the mint, very interesting.
Much enjoyed, thank you for sharing! I will be linking my blog post with my adapted version to yours so others can check out your creations as well.