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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 7 Minutes |
Ready In: 7 Minutes Servings: 30 |
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These cookies have a unique flavor, and are really pretty for Easter, use a few different pastel colors for the glaze.. Ingredients:
2/3 c. butter, room temp. |
2/3 c.sugar |
1 tsp.baking powder |
1/4 tsp. salt |
1 egg |
1 1/2 tsp.lemon zest, fine |
1 tsp. vanilla |
1/2 c. cornmeal |
1 1/2 c. flour |
for glaze |
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar |
2 tsps. lemon juice |
enough milk to make a glaze of spreading consistancy |
food coloring of your choice |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. beat butter on high speed for 30 sec.
3. add sugar, baking powder, salt, beat til combined
4. beat in lemon peel, egg, and vanilla
5. add cornmeal and flour, mix well
6. if you can't beat in all the flour, mix the rest in by hand
7. divide dough in half, wrap each half in wax paper or plastic wrap
8. chill about 3 hours or until dough is stiff enough to handle easily
9. roll out 1 half of the dough on a lightly floured surface, to a 10x8 in. rectangle, trim the edges with a pastry wheel(or a pizza cutter)
10. cut crosswise into 1 1/4 in. wide strips.
11. place strips 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet
12. bake for 7-8 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned
13. any darker and they will be crispy
14. cool on a wire rack, repeat steps with the other half of the dough
15. frost with the glaze, sprinkle with sugar if desired, i recommend doing this, it's quite pretty.
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