Key Lime Pie Balls

Name: Key Lime Pie Balls
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers); 1 cup graham cracker crumbs; 2/3 cup plus 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 2 teaspoons grated lime zest; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Total Time Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Every dessert becomes more fun when it's turned into a ball, and these irresistible Key lime pie balls are no exception.

Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 30 wafers)
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2/3 cup plus 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons grated lime zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, crushed wafers, cracker crumbs, 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar, lime juice, lime zest, salt and cinnamon until blended. Shape into 1-in. balls; place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Roll cookie balls in remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Store cookies between pieces of parchment in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 64 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 61mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

The classic creamy filling, graham cracker crust and burst of lime are all mixed together in every bite of these rolled cookies. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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