Cornmeal Sugar Cookies

This is a wonderfully different crispy sugar cookie. This cookie can be made as a cut out or a refrigerator cookie. This cookie is also wonderful when dipped in melted chocolate.

• Calories: 261 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 cup cornmeal

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

in a medium bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add egg yolks, vanilla, orange extract, and orange zest. Cream well. Sift together the flour, cornmeal, and salt, and stir into the creamed mixture. Refrigerate dough until firm. For refrigerator cookies, roll dough into logs before refrigerating.

Step 3

Roll out cookie dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out cookies with a cookie cutter and place on ungreased cookie sheets. For refrigerator cookies, slice logs into 1/4 inch slices. Sprinkle cookies with sugar and ground nutmeg. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown. Remove cookies from pan to cool on a wire rack.