WHITE CHOCOLATE and LIME SUGAR COOKIES

Ingredients:
Cookies
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
juice of 2 limes and zest of 1 lime (zest of other lime reserved for topping)

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup rolled oats (i used regular slow cooking oats)
3/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1 cup white chocolate chips
Topping
2 cups melted white chocolate
3/4 cup toasted coconut
zest of 1 lime

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the baking powder, baking soda, flour and salt.

2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy with mixer. Beat in the eggs and vanilla and lime juice.

3. Add the dry ingredients and beat until just combined. Fold in the oats, shredded coconut, grated lime and white chocolate chips.

4. Drop tablespoon sized batter 2 inches apart onto parchment paper-lined sheet pans. Bake in a preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown. (ovens vary so much. the one in my apt takes nearly twice as long to cook things as recipes usually call for. Just use your best judgement.)

5. While cookies are cooling, toast coconut in a pan over medium-low heat and remove immediately when done. When coconut is cooled mix in the zest of one lime.

6. When cookies have cooled completely, melt white chocolate for topping according to directions on package.

7. Spread approx. 1 teaspoon of white chocolate on top of each cookie and while chocolate is wet sprinkle with coconut/lime topping.