Taste of Home
Soft Cornmeal Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: About 2 dozen.
Combining humble ingredients can sometimes result in a delicious treat. Use these versatile cookie as the base for ice cream sandwiches or crumble them over strawberries and ice cream. —Gina Martin, Spooner, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
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1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
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3 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup cold butter
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1/4 cup cream cheese
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3/4 cup 2% milk
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 143 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 151mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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