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During the summer months here in Florida we have our (almost) daily afternoon thunderstorms. Some days the storms don’t stick to just the afternoon; Instead, it rains all day. So today I decided to brighten things up a bit with Key Lime Bars. The tart lime taste is incredible with a great flaky, buttery crust. Top ‘em with confectioners’ sugar and I don’t think it could get much better. They always take me back to the sunny beaches of the Florida Keys.

To make the crust:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 13×9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine flour, confectioners’ sugar, and baking powder in medium bowl.

Cut in butter using a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. I used a fork but It would be much easier and faster with a pastry cutter. But again, the fork worked.

Press mixture into pan.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned.

To make the Key Lime filling:

While the crust is in the oven, combine eggs, sugar, key lime juice, flour and baking powder.

I couldn’t find fresh key limes at my grocery store so I opted for the next best thing, Nellie & Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice. You could also use regular lime juice but then they would be just Lime Bars.

Pour the liquid mixture over hot crust. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Before cutting into bars, cool completely. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.

Thats really all there is to it. It’s a quick and easy recipe; perfect for taking to get-togethers!

They are really good cold or frozen too!

Key Lime Bars

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Wow.

These are beyond good… There are hardly any words…. mind-blowing… magnificent!

It’s like eating a chocolate chip cookie on top of a slice of warm banana bread, but all in one bite! Mmmmm! The walnuts and oats give it a nice texture and thickness compared to just a normal cookie. Promise me you will try these. Pretty please.

I used a 2 teaspoon cookie scoop to drop the dough onto the sheets. I have always used two spoons to scoop the dough but this made it so much easier. And fun! Plus they all came out to a consistent size.

Yummy. That’s all I have to say about that.

Banana-Walnut Chocolate-Chunk Cookies
adapted from Martha Stewart’s Cookies

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