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Coconut & lime shortbread
Buttery square-cut shortbread with fine coconut and fragrant lime zest baked into every bite.
Ingredients
Volumes are approximate. For baking, use a scale; Metric keeps the specified gram weights.
Let’s make it
- Use butter that is soft enough to indent, but not melted. The 150-minute total allows about 30 minutes to soften the butter; allow longer in a cold kitchen. Line a 20 cm square metal baking pan with parchment, leaving handles at two sides.
- Beat the butter, sugar, lime zest and salt for 1–2 minutes until smooth. Stir in flour and coconut until a crumbly dough forms, then press it together. Do not taste raw flour dough.
- Press the dough into an even layer in the prepared pan. Score into 16 equal squares and prick lightly with a fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. During the last 15 minutes of chilling, heat the oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the surface is dry and the edges are lightly golden. While still warm, carefully follow the scored lines with a knife. Leave in the pan for 15 minutes, then lift the slab onto a rack and cool for at least 30 minutes more before separating the squares. Allow extra cooling if still warm.
- Serve 2 squares per person for 8 portions. The elapsed time includes butter softening, the required chilling and 45-minute cooling. Keep fully cooled shortbread in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 4 days.
Estimated nutrition
Per serving · 1 of 8- Calories
- 259 kcal
- Protein
- 2.8 g
- Total carbohydrate
- 26.6 g
- Total fat
- 16.1 g
- Total sugars
- 8.6 g
Calculated from the listed ingredients and yield. Brands, draining, cooking and portioning can change the result. Not a laboratory analysis.
Calculation notes & sources
Estimated from listed ingredient amounts and identified food-composition profiles, divided by the stated number of servings. Not laboratory analysis or kitchen testing. The ingredient-sum method uses raw or cooked food profiles matching the ingredient state. Moisture gain/loss does not change the stated serving count. No general cooking/fermentation nutrient-retention factors are applied. Unless a discard/absorption blocker is listed, all measured pan fats and sauces are assumed consumed. Actual amounts left in pans, on utensils or during cooking can reduce intake. Optional additions are excluded when noted. Calories are kcal. Protein, total carbohydrate, total fat and total sugar are grams. Total carbohydrate includes fiber; these are not net carbs. No %DV or FDA-compliance claim. Null means unavailable, never zero. Sodium and fiber are omitted because retention, brands, rinsing and missing source rows make them less reliable here. Lime zest uses a named 100% unsweetened frozen-zest profile as the closest documented reference for fresh zest; total carbohydrate includes its specified fiber.
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Use a food thermometer for meat, fish, and egg dishes. Refrigerate perishable food within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F (32°C). Reheat leftovers to 165°F (74°C). Safe cooking temperatures · USDA leftover guidance
