Key Lime Cookie Cake

An old family recipe and a very simple Mexican dessert. It consists of ordinary vanilla cookies and a sweet and simple lime cream. As a personal note, this dessert is much better chilled and goes great with any hot drink.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 163 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup key lime juice
• ½ teaspoon grated lime zest (Optional)
• 5 ounces vanilla cookies (such as Marias Gamesa®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour condensed milk, lime juice, and lime zest into a blender and blend until rich and creamy.

Step 2

Arrange a layer of cookies to cover the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Pour 1/4 of the lime cream over the cookies. Repeat layers to use up all cookies and cream.

Step 3

Cover and refrigerate for 5 to 6 hours, or if you prefer a more chilled dessert, place in the freezer for 2 hours before serving.