Key Lime Raspberry Sugar Cookies
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 TB water
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp soda
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 1/2 cups flour
Vanilla frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 6 TB butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup whipped cream
Instructions
Sugar Cookies
- Cream butter, oil, sugars, water, and eggs.
- In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients and slowly add to the butter mixture.
- Mix until everything is combined (dough should be a little crumbly, not sticky)
- Using a cookie scoop, put into balls.
- Spray a glass measuring cup, dip in sugar, and press cookies down.
- Bake at 350 for 8-9 minutes.
- Cool cookies. Top with vanilla frosting, raspberry sauce, and a fresh lime.
Vanilla frosting
- Whip 1/2 c. whipped cream ; set aside (it will make 1 cup whipping cream when whipped.)
- Sift powdered sugar ; set aside.
- Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Add in the vanilla.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar.
- Fold in the whipped cream.
- Top cookies with a generous amount of frosting.
- Add raspberry sauce and fresh limes.