Cornmeal Cherry Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
• With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla, egg, and orange zest. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat until just combined.
• Stir in cherries.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; pat into a log, 8 inches long and 2 inches wide.
• Wrap dough in parchment; form it into a rectangle by flattening the top and sides with your hands.
• Twist ends of parchment to seal. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F; line two baking sheets with parchment.
• Slice dough 1/4 inch thick, rotating log 1/4 turn after each slice.
• Place 1/2 inch apart on baking sheets.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, egg, and orange zest. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat until just combined. Stir in cherries.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; pat into a log, 8 inches long and 2 inches wide. Wrap dough in parchment; form it into a rectangle by flattening the top and sides with your hands. Twist ends of parchment to seal. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Slice dough 1/4 inch thick, rotating log 1/4 turn after each slice. Place 1/2 inch apart on baking sheets. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Make the filling: In a food processor, combine dried sour cherries, jam, and sugar. Process until coarsely pureed. Transfer to a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat, and stir in almond extract. Let stand until cool.
• Make the dough: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; incorporate. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix to combine.
• Transfer dough to a clean work surface, and divide into four equal portions. Place one portion between two pieces of parchment paper that are at least 12 inches square. Roll out dough to a 3 1/2-by-9-inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with the remaining three portions dough. Transfer to a baking sheet and freeze for about 30 minutes.
• Assemble the cookies: Remove dough from freezer. Remove top pieces of parchment from dough. Spread one-third of the filling evenly over one portion of dough. Invert second rectangle over the first; remove parchment on top. Repeat layering process, leaving the top rectangle uncoated. Trim to a 3 1/4-by-8 1/2-inch brick. Wrap in plastic wrap and transfer to freezer for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with Silpats (French nonstick baking mats). Cut the brick into 1/4-inch-thick rectangles; place on baking sheets, spaced 2 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake until light golden around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the cherries, coconut and pecans. , Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
• Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, about 2 inches apart, onto two large baking sheets; flatten slightly with floured fingertips. Bake until edges are golden, 14 to 16 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack; let cool completely.

Steps:

• Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Add the egg. Sift together the flour, baking powder and cornmeal. Add in the vanilla, butter flavoring and salt.
• Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until edges just turning slightly brown. Do not overbake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In thebowl of an electric mixer, beatflour, cornmeal, sugar, bakingpowder, and salt on low speed.Add eggs, vanilla, and butterand beat on medium until combined.Fold in cherries, nuts,and 1/2 cup white chocolate untiljust combined.
• On a parchment-lined bakingsheet, form dough into a 13-inchlog; flatten to 3 inches wide and1 inch thick. Bake until just goldenand firm to the touch, about30 minutes. Transfer on sheetto a wire rack; let cool 20 minutes.Reduce oven to 300 degrees.
• Transfer log to a cuttingboard. Using a serrated knife,cut crosswise into 1/2-inchslices. Arrange, cut-sides down,on another parchment-linedbaking sheet. Bake until firm tothe touch, about 30 minutes.Transfer biscotti on baking sheetto rack; let cool completely.Biscotti can made to this pointup to 1 week ahead and storedin an airtight container at roomtemperature up to 3 days.
• Melt remaining 1 cup whitechocolate over a double boileror in a microwave. Transfer to acoffee mug. Dip sides of biscottiin melted chocolate on a diagonal;transfer to a baking sheetfitted with a wire rack. Let setslightly, 10 minutes; sprinkle withnonpareils. Refrigerate untilset, about 10 minutes. Finishedbiscotti can be stored in anairtight container at room temperatureup to 3 days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, 1/2 cup sugar, powdered milk, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter and cream cheese until crumbly. Add milk and, if desired, walnuts; stir until blended. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place remaining sugar in a shallow bowl; roll cookies in sugar., Place cookies 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 13-15 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.