CORNMEAL LIME COOKIES

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A recipe adapted from a famous, anal retentive, control freak, home making guru (she irons her sheets for goodness sake) and as such, is overly complicated yet... yields delicious results. A different kind of cookie that offers a wonderful finish to a Mexican meal/dinner party.

Provided by BothFex

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
4 teaspoons lime zest (roughly 6 limes)
2 tablespoons lime juice (roughly 6 limes)
2 teaspoons orange zest (roughly 2 oranges)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup yeallow cornmeal, plus more for coating glass
3 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
8 tablespoons lime juice
2 1/2 teaspoons lime zest

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar 3-4 minutes.
  • Add egg and beat until JUST combined.
  • Add zests, lime juice and extract.
  • Add flour and cornmeal and mix until well blended.
  • Cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap.
  • Form into a disc (why? Beats me) and chill, at least, 1 hour.
  • Roll heaping teaspoons of dough into balls and place on baking stones (or lined baking sheets) 3" apart.
  • Dip bottom of a medium drinking glass into a bowl filled with the cornmeal and flatten balls with the bottom of the glass until dough is 1/4" thick.
  • Bake cookies at 350 until golden brown around the edges, about 14-16 minutes.
  • When cookies cool pour lime glaze (mix ingredients together) over them.
  • Let glaze set.
  • Devour.

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