A lime sugar cookie recipe with an herbaceous twist! You won’t be able to stop eating these easy basil and lime cookies.
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.
Basil Lime Sugar Cookies
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
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Fresh and Foodie says
Yum! What a cool and unique cookie recipe.
betsy says
so awesome. I’m totally obsessed
Devon Riesenberg says
Visiting from SITS 🙂 I’m also a fellow San Diego Mom Blogger !
These look absolutely divine! I love basil…
glad I found your site, can’t wait to read more 🙂
betsy says
Nice to meet you! I love meeting San Diego locals 🙂
dan says
I think you won me at “They actually taste kind of like margaritas to me.” I’ve already emailed the recipe to my baker 🙂
betsy says
you will not be disappointed 🙂
Kelley says
Looks good! Very interesting recipe.
Lisa~~ says
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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Rebecca@A Dusting of Sugar says
How creative! I’ll definitely keep these in mind in the summer when we have an overabundance of basil.
betsy says
You’re going to love them!
Karen says
These sound SO good and since you said they reminded you of a ‘rita, I’m going to try them 🙂 Beautiful pics, too!
betsy says
Thank you!
Judee @ Gluten Free A-Z says
I am so intrigued with the flavors in these cookies. I gotta try them. Sounds really different..Margaritas? yum
betsy says
I was intrigued too, but happy to be completely blown away with how delish they are!
Erin @ WholesomeRD says
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!!
betsy says
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 🙂
Julie says
Your photos are beautiful! I love the idea of basil and lime together. Stopping by from SRC!
betsy says
Thanks Julie! Nice to meet you
Miz Helen says
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
betsy says
Thank you Miz Helen! i think they may be my new favorite cookie
Foodiewife says
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.
betsy says
I know right?! Just another bonus of SoCal living. Thanks for stopping by!
Trisha says
Its really great to find such unique recipes that turn out to be a favorite. Great find at SRC!
Corina says
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.
Lynne says
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!
ButterYum says
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
🙂
ButterYum
Vivian thiele says
I have some basil in my fridge just calling out to me! I love trying out unusual cookies. They look so yummy!
Thanks for visiting my blog
Amy says
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.
Amy says
Hi there, these sound great! Wondering if I can make the ahead – does the dough freeze well or the baked cookies? Also wondering if you think they’d be good with white chocolate chips added? Thanks!
betsy says
I’ve never tried freezing either. Please let me know if you try and how it turns out!
Pamela S says
These are sooooo worth turning the oven on in the summer! Thank you for the recipe!
Emma says
Do you think these would be good with mint rather than basil?
betsy says
I think it would probably taste good, but it would lose the essence of the cookie.
Mary Kate henson says
Made these last night and they are delicious! Such a simple, easy to follow recipe. They came out puffy and soft, a real treat! I added about a tablespoon of lime juice, and a little extra flour to make up for the added liquid. I’ll be using this recipe many times over. Thank you for sharing!
Marilyn H says
I made these with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-free 1 to 1 Baking Flour. I followed the recipe exactly as written, except for the gluten-free flour substitute. They were excellent!!! Thank you so much for this recipe.
betsy says
Awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed them. They are a favorite in our house too