Dessert Recipes
Lime Cookie Stacks
A touch of honey and plenty of zesty citrus flavor in the sweetened cream cheese filling makes a perfect compliment to lemon cookies.
Serving Size:
6
Active Time:
20 min.
Total Time:
20 min. + overnight
Ingredients
- 6 limes
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg cream cheese
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- Pinch of salt
- 30 thin lemon cookies, such as Dewey’s Meyer Lemon, from 9-oz. biox
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
- Squeeze ½ cup juice and grate 2 Tbs. zest form 5 limes. In food processor, combine cream cheese, condensed milk, lime juice, lime zest and salt; process until smooth. Place 6 cookies on baking sheet. Top with 1 Tbs. key lime cream. Top with another wafer; repeat so there are 5 wafers total in each stack. Cover and chill at least 2 hrs., or up to overnight.
- When ready to serve, on medium-high speed, beat heavy cream, sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Pipe whipped cream on top center of each stack. Slice remaining lime; cut slices into quarters. Garnish stacks with lime slices.