I’ve been looking for a way to use up the last of my cocoa nibs, and when I saw this recipe at simplyrecipes.com, I knew I had found it. The combination of chocolate and lime strikes some people as odd, but they go together really well. The key, I think, is in the amount of lime. These cookies get it just right. You mostly taste chocolate with just a hint of lime in the background. The cocoa nibs contribute mostly texture, but not a lot of flavor.
The batter comes together pretty easily. Because of the amount of butter in the recipe, I was worried that the cookies would spread unless they were refrigerated. I needn’t have worried. The batter is dry enough that refrigerated or not, it doesn’t spread much in the oven.
I can see these cookies lending themselves to all sorts of variations. I’m already planning a chocolate/cranberry cookie, a chocolate/cinnamon cookie and maybe, even, a chocolate/chili powder cookie.
Well, I’ve never really thought about chocolate and lime together but it’s chocolate… how can it be bad? I have some chocolate frosting at my house if you wanna bring them over so we can try them with frosting. LOL I also have a gallon of ice cold milk! (Just in case that helps you decide!) They look yummy!