Lime And Pepita Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 -4 limes, juice and zest of
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup pepitas, toasted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line your cookie sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
• 3 while the oven preheats, chop the pepitas and toast them in a dry skillet over medium heat just until slightly browned, set aside.
• 4 in a large mixer bowl, cream 2 cups of sugar, butter, oil and the zest of 2 of the limes.
• 5 add the eggs and mix well, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• 6 measure the lime juice and add 1/4 cup to the eggs mixture, reserving any additional juice for other uses.
• 7 in a medium size bowl, mix together the flour, pepitas, soda and salt.
• 8 gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture mixing well.
• 9 in a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar with the remaining zest of 2 limes.
• 10 using a heaping tablespoonful of dough, lightly form the dough into a ball and drop the into the sugar/zest mixture and roll lightly to coat.
• 11 place the dough balls on a cookie sheet; flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass.
• 12 bake in preheated oven for 9 to 10 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown.