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    Home » Recipes » key lime pie cookie cups

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2020 by Keri · 60 Comments

    key lime pie cookie cups

    So, you know you're a food blogger when you snatch up seasonal cake mixes, special edition frosting flavors, cupcake papers and sprinkles like you have stumbled across a shelf full of $100 bills.  It was a BIG day for me when I only picked up one key lime cookie mix and tub of frosting when they popped up at Target.  And boy, am I regretting that self-restraint now.  Pin this recipe then run to the grocery store to scour your shelves and stock up.  Because these key lime pie cookie cups are rock.star.  Seriously.    

    key lime pie cookie cups
    Yield: 36 - 40 cookie cups

    1 box Pillsbury key lime cookie mix (and ingredients noted on box)
    1 teaspoon key lime juice
    1 recipe graham cracker crust (1 & ⅓ cup graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar and ⅓ cup melted butter)
    1 tub Pillsbury key lime frosting
    Fresh grated lime zest

    Prepare graham cracker crust by stirring graham cracker crumbs and sugar together and mixing in melted butter.  Prepare cookie mix as directed on box but add in 1 teaspoon of key lime juice.  

    In mini muffin pans, place 1 heaping teaspoon of graham cracker crust in each well.  Use the back of a teaspoon or a tart tamper to press the crumbs into the bottom of the well.  Then, using a small cookie scoop, add about 1 tablespoon of key lime cookie dough on top of the cookie crust.  You don't have to press it down - just let it rest right on top of the crumbs. 

    Since I was using a dark coated pan, I reduced the temperature of my oven to 350* and baked the cookie cups about 12 minutes.  Keep an eye on them so they don't get too dark.

    Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool about a minute.  Again, use the back of a teaspoon or a tart tamper to press the cookies into cookie cups.

    Here, let me show you ... and please excuse the darker pictures - my kitchen has no.natural.light.  SIGH.

    Basically:  1. crust 2. scoop 3. bake 4. smoosh.

    Once cooled, pipe key lime frosting into each cookie cup with a star tip and garnish with fresh grated lime zest.  Nothing makes prepared frosting look better than a pretty piping job and a little sprinkle of something!


    Aren't they gorgeous?!  The graham cracker crust really gives these cookies the taste and feel of traditional key lime pie.  It's a great buttery crunch that gives way to a soft lime cookie and velvety lime frosting.  The key lime juice and grated lime zest give a fresh
    burst of flavor to the pre-made mix and frosting, too.  Key lime pie cookie cups ... pretty much the best two bites of the day!

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    This post was shared at the awesome link parties on my link page!
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    Comments

    1. Tiffany | offbeat + inspired says

      April 30, 2013 at 1:27 pm

      Ohhh these look so good! I love key lime pie, so I'm sure I'll love these!

      Reply
    2. Jacque @ theDIYvillage says

      April 30, 2013 at 1:56 pm

      Adorable! I love key lime, these are going on my list for sure!!!!

      Reply
    3. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

      April 30, 2013 at 2:48 pm

      I've had that cookie mix in my cabinet forever. I need to make something with it!

      Reply
    4. Jenny Piirto says

      April 30, 2013 at 4:29 pm

      yum. I love all treats that come in this size.

      Reply
    5. Jessi @ Practically Functional says

      April 30, 2013 at 7:58 pm

      Yum, these look great!

      Reply
    6. Vanessa says

      April 30, 2013 at 8:13 pm

      Oh man. I'm so all up on this!

      Reply
    7. Angie Holden says

      April 30, 2013 at 8:48 pm

      um....yum!!! 🙂

      Reply
    8. Melissa@TheHappierHomemaker says

      May 01, 2013 at 12:14 am

      yes please!! good thing I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow so I can make these this weekend!

      Reply
    9. Jocie@TheBetterHalf says

      May 01, 2013 at 12:26 am

      look so yummy and what a pretty pic!

      Reply
    10. Gwen says

      May 01, 2013 at 12:48 am

      Wiping the drool off my shirt! YUM.

      Reply
    11. Danielle Doerr says

      May 01, 2013 at 4:44 am

      YUM! These sound good but not sure I'd make them with frosting like that. I'm sure you could easily whip up a pudding-like filling for them though! Stopping by from the Wow Me Wednesday link-up.

      Danielle at Framed Frosting

      Reply
    12. Our Pinteresting Family says

      May 01, 2013 at 11:43 am

      Yum!! Sounds delicious.

      Reply
    13. Brooke says

      May 01, 2013 at 1:12 pm

      These look so good, and are adorable. Thanks so much for sharing. I can't wait to make them. Have a great day!

      Reply
    14. Chelsea@getyourcraptogether says

      May 01, 2013 at 3:55 pm

      I want these NOW! I love anything "lime". So yummy! Thank you for sharing! I’d love to have you visit me at Get Your Crap Together! We have a Pattern Party from the 1st of the month to the 10th and would love you to check it out. See you soon!

      Reply
    15. Jeni IGOTTHISMARTHA says

      May 01, 2013 at 9:33 pm

      Yum! Yum! Yum!

      Reply
    16. Krista Low says

      May 02, 2013 at 3:16 pm

      This is such a fun idea! I love it and great for Cinco de Mayo coming up. Thanks for sharing a great recipe 🙂 Krista @ A Handful of Everything

      Reply
    17. Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above says

      May 02, 2013 at 5:04 pm

      these look delicious. We have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Blog Hop and would love to have you share this and any other posts with everyone. It runs from Tuesday night through midnight Sunday. Here is the link to the party.
      http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2013/04/wednesdays-adorned-from-above-blog-hop_30.html
      We hope to see you there.
      Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above

      Reply
    18. Carrie Perrins says

      May 03, 2013 at 9:43 pm

      I have a box in my pantry...thanks for the inspiration!! They look amazing!!

      Reply
    19. Heather Kinnaird says

      May 04, 2013 at 12:00 am

      LOVE key lime, and what a clever idea! pinning

      Reply
    20. Nancy says

      May 04, 2013 at 5:07 am

      Those are gorgeous, and look absolutely scrumptious!!!

      Reply
    21. anyonita green says

      May 04, 2013 at 5:38 am

      Yum! These look so adorable & a great idea! 🙂 I've pinned them to my cookie board! Also, I’d like to invite you to come link up with me at my link party! I’d love it if you could stop by & link up some of your recipes! Here's the link: http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/Tasty-Tuesdays-8-features-ad.html

      Reply
    22. Jennifer says

      May 04, 2013 at 1:30 pm

      Looks sooooo good! Thanks for sharing!I pinned to my recipe board 🙂

      Jennifer @ Decorated Chaos
      http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.com

      Reply
    23. Melanie G says

      May 04, 2013 at 3:06 pm

      These sound amazing! I'm a new follower by way of the Create & Inspire party. I can't wait to try this recipe.
      Melanie
      http://violetsbuds.blogspot.com

      Reply
    24. Amy @ The Stitchin Mommy says

      May 05, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      This recipe looks so good. I've pinned it so I can give it a try later. I would love it if you would stop by my Get Crafty Friday link party and share your recipe! I hope to see you there!

      -Amy
      www.thestitchinmommy.com

      Reply
    25. Cathy says

      May 05, 2013 at 9:46 pm

      Yum!!

      I would love for you to share this and link up to my TGIF Link Party! Who knows, you just might be featured next week!

      http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-peek-into-my-paradise-tgif-link-party.html

      Hugs, Cathy

      Reply
    26. Nancy Bandzuch says

      May 06, 2013 at 1:26 am

      Oh man! How am I supposed to loose this baby weight with recipes like this?
      Nancy.verly@gmail.com

      Reply
    27. angsays says

      May 06, 2013 at 3:52 pm

      Oh goodness, that looks super delicious and easy. I'm gonna have to try this for the husband.

      Angela
      angsays.wordpress.com

      Reply
    28. A Lived in Home says

      May 06, 2013 at 4:05 pm

      Thes almost look too cute to eat!! Ca't wait to try them! Would be thrilled for you to come join my link party and follow along!
      http://alivedinhome.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-weekend-hope-everyone-had-great.html

      Reply
    29. Sue Boyer says

      May 07, 2013 at 1:57 am

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    30. Sue Boyer says

      May 07, 2013 at 2:00 am

      These look amazing! Shared on fb and pinned. Thank you for sharing.
      Consider yourself hugged,
      http://simpleesue.com/try-one-new-recipe-a-week-perfectly-peanut-butter-brownies/

      Reply
    31. Katie from Katie's Nesting Spot says

      May 08, 2013 at 1:15 am

      Those look SOOO yummy!

      Reply
    32. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

      May 08, 2013 at 5:25 pm

      Yes please! can I have one of these shipped to me? Although, I might actually need two so I don't have to share with my key lime loving husband!
      Thanks so much for linking this up to the Pinworthy Projects Party!

      Reply
    33. Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:07 pm

      Those look amazing ... and I love the pretty color! Thanks for linking up at Project Inspire{d}, Keri!

      Reply
    34. Heather SettingforFour says

      May 14, 2013 at 7:06 pm

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    35. Heather SettingforFour says

      May 14, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      Thanks so much for sharing your yummy key lime cookie cups recipe at Project Inspire[d}! I featured you here - come grab a Featured Button if you'd like! http://www.settingforfour.com/2013/05/8-delicious-recipes-features-from.html I pinned and shared your recipe! xo Heather

      Reply
    36. LetsEatCake says

      May 25, 2013 at 10:59 pm

      I wish all bloggers would give people the ability to print a recipe that they spent so much time lovingly blogging about. I truly want to make this but am not thrilled about having to copy and paste into a different program to print it out. There are simple add-ons or plug-ins with every blogging program to make it more user friendly. Please consider this when posting more recipes.
      Thanks and I'm off to make this rock.star dish. I'm gonna just add key lime zest to the regular cookie mix & make my own frosting.
      Thanks

      Reply
    37. Linda Mcintosh says

      May 27, 2013 at 10:11 pm

      Just made these and they were very good ....will be making these again...thanks

      Reply
    38. Laura O. says

      June 13, 2013 at 9:09 pm

      I bought the mix to make these today. Also bought Pink Lemonade cookie mix and matching frosting. I'm going to treat the girls at work!! I found the mixes and frosting at Walmart!!

      Reply
      • Keri says

        June 13, 2013 at 10:09 pm

        How fun! I also used their pink lemonade cake mix (but you could use the cookie mix) to make cookie cups and whoopie pies, too! Here are those recipes: https://www.shakentogetherlife.com/2012/05/taste-this-pretty-in-pink-lemonade.html!

        Reply
    39. Debbie says

      August 03, 2013 at 1:24 am

      Here do you get the lime Cooke mix and frosting?

      Reply
      • Keri says

        August 03, 2013 at 10:13 am

        I picked it up at Target but I've seen it at Publix and Walmart also. Thanks so much for stopping by!

        Reply
    40. Jessica says

      August 12, 2013 at 9:16 pm

      I made these last night and they were AMAZING!!!! Will be stocking up on the cookie mix to make more in the future. Yummy!

      Reply
      • Keri says

        August 12, 2013 at 10:10 pm

        Oh, I love hearing that you tried and loved them! They were some of our favorite cookies, too!!

        Reply
    41. Victoria says

      October 28, 2013 at 7:17 pm

      After doing some research I found the ingredients for the Keylime dessert at Walmart.

      Reply
      • Keri says

        October 29, 2013 at 8:25 am

        Hi Victoria - I've definitely seen the key lime products in Walmart and Target. Happy baking!

        Reply
    42. Kat says

      November 25, 2013 at 5:16 am

      Tried these this summer and loved them, stocked up on all three flavors, key lime, orange and pink lemonade, all were good. Just made them with the fall limited flavor Caramel Apple, adding a touch of boiled cider to the cookie dough. Just as yummy. this recipe is def a keeper and very versatile.

      Reply
    43. sheree says

      April 19, 2014 at 6:58 pm

      These are soooooo good! Thank you for the recipe! Perfect for Easter!

      Reply
    44. Cindi says

      June 17, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      I made these and they are wonderful! I was wondering if I could freeze these to take on a trip and just get them out and thaw them before eating?

      Reply
      • Keri says

        June 18, 2014 at 4:57 am

        Hi Cindi - these have never lasted long enough to freeze around our house 🙂 Maybe try to freeze one or two and taste them after they are thawed before you pop a whole batch in the freezer? I'm so glad you liked these key lime cookie cups - they are one of my favorite treats!!

        Reply
    45. Randi Plummer says

      October 26, 2014 at 1:47 pm

      Trying to find a way to make it GF! Any helpers?

      Reply
    46. judi says

      August 09, 2017 at 8:25 pm

      I am going to make them and freeze them for a wedding! Fingers crossed!

      Reply
    47. Kari says

      July 31, 2018 at 9:03 pm

      Only just found this recipe. Looks so amazing, but the key lime frosting from Pillsbury is no longer available. But I will just make with a homemade key lime frosting 🙂

      Reply

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