Key Lime Cookie Bars

These delicious cookie bars have white chocolate and coconut on the bottom and key lime pie filling with whipped cream on top.  Such a refreshing treat for summer!

I love key lime pie. I love cookies. These smash those two worlds together into a sweet and tart summer dessert! Love it!

Here’s how we made it: (printable recipe)

INGREDIENTS:

Cookie base:

• 1 box of yellow cake mix
• 1/3c. oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of white chocolate chips
• 1 cup of shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

Key lime topping:

• 1 cup of lime juice
• 1 egg
• 1 can (14oz) of sweetened condensed milk
• One tub of cool whip, or 2 cups of whipping cream, whipped.

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees
• In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, oil and eggs well.
• Add chips, coconut and graham crumbs, and mix together with clean hands until well- combined.
• Press mixture into a greased cake pan and bake for 10 minutes at 350F degrees.
• While this is baking, make key lime topping.
• Mix together lime juice, condensed milk and one egg until well combined.
• Pour over partially baked cookies and return to oven for another 20 minutes.
• Cool completely and top with whipped topping, sprinkle with  graham crumbs, if desired.
• Chill until serving, but allow dessert to return to room temperature before serving.
• Enjoy!

My thoughts: Sweet and fruity and white chocolatey….what is not to like here??? I love the sweet and tart balance of these little desserts and they just LOOK like summer! Enjoy! ~r

Other refreshing summer treats: (click on a photo to see the recipe)