Best Lemon Black Pepper Cornmeal Cookies Recipes

LEMON-BLACK PEPPER CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Whisk the flour, cornmeal, black pepper, if using, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• 2. Beat the butter, sugar, and zest in a medium bowl with an electric mixer, beginning on low speed and increasing to medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and beat to combine well. Reduce the speed to low, add the flour mixture, and beat on low speed just until blended; the dough will be crumbly.
• 3. Press the dough together with your hands and divide it in half. Place each half on a sheet of wax paper and form each piece into a 10-by-1 1/4-inch log. Smooth each log with dampened fingers. Chill the logs, wrapped in wax paper, for at least 3 hours, or until firm.
• 4. At least 25 minutes before baking, position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter 2 large nonstick baking sheets.
• 5. Cut each log into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and arrange the rounds 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, for 10 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

LEMON-BLACK PEPPER CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, cornmeal, black pepper and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter, sugar, and zest in a bowl with electric mixer, beginning on low and increasing to medium-high speed, until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks, and beat to combine well.
• Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture, and beat on low speed just until blended: dough will be crumbly.
• Press the dough together with your hands and divide in half.
• Place each half on a sheet of wax paper and form each piece into a 10X1-3/4 inch log.
• Smooth each log with dampened fingers.
• Chill the logs, wrapped in wax paper, for at least 3 hours, or until very firm.
• At least 25 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 400-degrees.
• Butter 2 large nonstick baking sheets.
• Cut each log into 1/4-inch thick rounds and arrange the rounds 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
• Bake, 1 sheet at a time (or, if using 2 sheets, rotate halfway through baking), until the edges of the cookies are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer to rack and let cool.