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Citrus Cornmeal Shortbread

Citrus Cornmeal Shortbread

Coating the outsides of the dough with cornmeal or sanding sugar lends a lovely bit of crunch.

Holiday Cookies 2005 http://www.marthastewart.com/354145/citrus-cornmeal-shortbread
4.5
Rated
90100(7)7
  • Yield Makes 2 dozen

Ingredients

    • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
    • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
    • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
    • 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
    • 1 teaspoon coarse salt

Directions

  1. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and zest. Mix until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, 2 tablespoons cornmeal, and salt; mix until well combined, about 3 minutes. Halve dough; shape each into a log about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place remaining 1/4 cup cornmeal on a sheet of parchment paper. Roll log in cornmeal to coat. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, and space them 1 inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until pale golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on sheet on a wire rack.

Cook's Note

Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

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