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It’s day 7 of The Budget Diet’s 12 Days of Cookies!

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Key Lime Cookie Recipe
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Serves: 4 dozen
Key Lime Cookies are a refreshing change if you don’t want to bake something chocolate! They are wonderful at a Christmas cookie exchange, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter or a Jimmy Buffet party!
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2⅓ cups Bisquick (original, not light)
  • green food coloring, optional
  • ¾ cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon grated Key Lime peel
Instructions
  1. Beat butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy.
  2. Stir in Bisquick, food coloring, white chocolate chips and lime peel.
  3. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  4. Bake 8 – 10 minutes at 350. Cookie should not brown on the edges!
  5. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Tomorrow’s recipe on The Budget Diet’s 12 Days of Cookies is White Chocolate Cranberry Bars.

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