More cookies! Lime -nut coconut buttons

These little gems surprise the taste buds as they seem like an ordinary wedding cookie --then they release a burst of lime followed by a slow and vague taste of coconut. They seem to leave everyone who tries them with a "wow!"-these are really great! feeling.

In the picture they are the white round ones that look like an Italian wedding cookie. Go ahead-mess with people's brains-throw them a curve ball with a deceiving little cookie. :).

They are pretty simple-Just don't roll them too large-make the balls as small as the melting moments (see pictures in melting moment recipe).

Lime Nut buttons

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans

1/4 cup sweetened flaked/shredded coconut

1/2 cup unsalted butter-softened

2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup confectioner's sugar for coating

In Food processor combine 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar, pecans, coconut and salt. Process until the pecans are finely ground.

In a mixer, beat the butter until creamy.

add the pecan mixture and mix till well blended. add lime zest and vanilla. scrap bowl down often to make sure things are really blended-make sure to get under the beaters when scraping.

Add the flour and beat till combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 or more hours.

To bake:

heat oven to 350

Take about a teaspoon of dough and roll it between your palms-do not over work the dough!

Put the balls about 1 1/2" apart on an un-greased cookie sheet

Bake until the edges are barely brown (10-12 minutes)

Let cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.

Put remaining confectioner's sugar in a ziploc bag. throw about 15 of the cookies in the bag at a time and toss around well to coat. remove cookies and allow them to continue to cool. continue to add cookies to the bag until you are done. you may need more confectioner's sugar-depending on how much they absorb.

For a really silky cookie-re coat them after about 15 minutes.

Makes about 50 very yummy cookies sure to illicit lots of ooh's and ah's.