CORNMEAL CITRUS COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and salt and citrus zest on med speed until very fluffy and well blended.
• Add egg yolk and mix until well blended.
• add egg and vanilla.
• Beat well.
• Reduce speed to low and beat in cornmeal and flour until just combined.
• Divide dough in half and wrap in plastic; refrigerate until firm, at least one hour (Dough can be refrigerated for two days or frozen for a month).
• To bake, position rack in upper third of oven and another rack in lower third.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Remove one disk of dough from fridge and cut in half.
• Return unused portion to fridge.
• EITHER-- scoop cookie dough into 1-tbsp balls with small ice cream scoop and roll each ball between palms till smooth.
• Place dough balls on parchment lined cookie sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Using the bottom of a smooth glass dipped in flour (I used turbinado sugar!) gently flatten each dough ball to about 1.
• 8 inch thickness.
• OR-- Lightly flour work surface.
• Roll dough to 1/3 inch thick, using offset spatula to loosen dough.
• sprinkle surface lightly with flour as needed.
• Cut dough into desired shapes.
• Plase shapes on parchment lined cookie sheets, spacing about 1/2 inch apart.
• Get as many dough shapes out of each sheet because dough should*only be rolled twice.
• *Discard any leftover dough after second folling, or form leftover dough into balls and flatten to 1/8 inch thick.
• Bake 2 sheets at a time, until cookies are evenly golden brown.
• ,6 to 8 minutes.
• Rotate sheets halfway through baking for even browning.
• Using thin-bladed spatula, immediately transfer to cooling racks.
• Decorate if desired.