Lemon Cornmeal Cookies (Crumiri)
"Tish Boyle; a traditional cookie from the Piedmont region of Italia."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
40 cookies
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- coarse sugar, for sprinkling
directions
- Position oven rack in the center of oven; preheat oven to 350°; grease two baking sheets.
- In a bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, and salt together; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer with paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla on med-high speed until light, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in the egg, then the egg yolk, beating well after each addition; scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- On low speed, add flour and mix just until blended.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Moisten the palm to prevent sticking, and flatten each ball into a 1 ½ inch disk.
- Sprinkle cookies with coarse sugar; bake one sheet at a time, for 12-14 minutes, until lightly golden around the edges.
- Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
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