Butter Cookie Recipes - Yellow Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups/300 g finely ground yellow cornmeal

• 1 cup/150 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 1 cup/150 g confectioners'/Icing sugar

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk

• 2/3 cup/150 g butter, cut up

• 4 tbsp lard or vegetable shortening

• grated zest of 1 lemon

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C/gas 5. Butter two cookie sheets.

2. Sift the cornmeal, flour, confectioners' sugar, baking powder, and salt onto a work surface and make a well in the center.

3. Add the egg and egg yolk, butter, lard, and lemon zest. Use your hands to knead the mixture into a smooth dough.

4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch (3 mm). Use a 2-inch (5-cm) fluted cookie cutter to cut out the cookies.

5. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cuffing out cookies until all the dough is used. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets.

6. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until just golden. Transfer to racks and let cool completely.