
Cornmeal Sugar Cookies
A delicious international dish. Completely plant-based.
Total Time
145 min
Serves
4
Rating
0.0 (0)
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- softened
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- Granulated sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
- 2
Whisk together flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, and salt.
- 3
Blend butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla, and zest in a food processor until creamy, about 30 seconds.
- 4
Scrape down side of bowl, then add all of flour mixture and pulse until dough just begins to come together.
- 5
Roll out dough on a well-floured surface with a well-floured rolling pin to 1/3 inch thick.
- 6
Cut out as many rounds as possible with a 2-inch round cookie cutter or drinking glass and transfer to an ungreased large baking sheet.
- 7
Reroll scraps and cut out more rounds.
- 8
Sprinkle tops with granulated sugar.
- 9
Bake until undersides are pale golden, 12 to 14 minutes.
- 10
Transfer to a rack to cool.