Lime And Pepita Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
While the oven preheats, chop the pepitas and toast them in a dry skillet over medium heat just until slightly browned, set aside.
In a large mixer bowl, cream 2 cups of sugar, butter, oil and the zest of 2 of the limes.
Add the eggs and mix well, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Measure the lime juice and add 1/4 cup to the eggs mixture, reserving any additional juice for other uses.
In a medium size bowl, mix together the flour, pepitas, soda and salt.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture mixing well.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar with the remaining zest of 2 limes.
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.
Place the dough balls on a cookie sheet; flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass.
Bake in preheated oven for 9 to 10 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown.