Clabber Girl Glazed Orange Cornmeal Cookies

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Clabber Girl Glazed Orange Cornmeal Cookies

For the cookies-

3/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons orange zest

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

3/4 cup cornmeal

1/4 teaspoon Clabber Girl Baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cold, cut into 1/2-inch

cubes

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 large egg

Orange Glaze-

2 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

1 tablespoon orange zest

 

 

 

 

 

When you are ready to bake, line cookie sheets with parchment or a

silpat for easier cleanup. Pre-heat oven to 375°.

 

In the workbowl of a food processor, place the sugar and orange zest

and pulse until the sugar takes an orange hue and the zest is

thoroughly incorporated, about 30 seconds. Add the flour, cornmeal,

baking powder and salt; pulse to combine, about 10 one-second pulses.

Drop in the butter and pulse until mixture resembles fine cornmeal,

about 15 pulses. Whisk together the lemon juice and egg. With the

machine running, add the juice-yolk mixture slowly over about 10

seconds. Continue processing until the dough begins to form a ball, 10

to 15 seconds longer.

 

Turn dough and any dry bits onto counter; working quickly, gently

knead together to ensure that no dry bits remain and the dough holds

together. Shape the dough into a log about 10 inches long and 2 inches

in diameter and wrap it in plastic. Chill the dough until firm and

cold, about 45 minutes in freezer or 2 hours in refrigerator.

 

To bake, slice the dough into rounds 3/8 inch thick and place on

prepared baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until centers of

cookies just begin to color and edges are golden brown, about 15

minutes. Rotate the baking sheets front to back and top to bottom

halfway through baking time. Cool the cookies on baking sheet about 5

minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool to room temperature

before glazing.

 

While the cookies are baking, make the glaze. Whisk the cream cheese

till smooth and add the orange juice, mixing until no lumps remain.

Add confectioners' sugar and whisk until smooth. Fold in the orange

zest.

 

Once the cookie's have completely cooled, spoon about one teaspoon

glaze onto each cookie and spread evenly with the back of a spoon. Let

cookies stand on a wire rack until glaze is set and dry, about 1 hour.

 

Recipe by: Mani Niall - Mix it up with Mani

Source: Clabber Girl

Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC: 12.16.06

 

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