Italian Polenta Cookies

I have cold and you can hear it in this one, I edited out the nose blowing :)
These cookies are are very tender and also have a very interesting texture because of the cornmeal.

Music by Jason Shaw http://www.youtube.com/user/audionautix Jason Shaw@audionautix.com


1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup Italian Polenta or coarse yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp finely grated lemon zest (the caption says peel in the video, but it is zest)
1 large egg plus one egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix flour, corn meal and salt together set aside
Cream together butter, lemon zest, egg and egg yolk, sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy.
Blend in flour a little at a time until it is well combined.
Transfer batter into a pastry bag with a large star tip.
Pipe S shapes about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide, spacing 1.5 inches apart on baking sheet lined with parchment, silicone mats or grease them.
Place the cookie sheet in freezer for 30 minutes until dough is chilled and firm.
Bake cookies at 350 for about 15-18 minutes until edges are brown.

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• polenta
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• recipe
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[Yelobutterflyable]

was she having a flu when she's doing this?

[yoyomax12]

@Yelobutterflyable see description

[Canadiangurl75]

I was wondering, is this a sweet cookie or more of a savory/salty kinda cookie. It may be a dumb question. ;) thanks.

[yoyomax12]

@Canadiangurl75 It is sweet, but not super sweet. Same level of sweetness as a digestive biscuit or a graham wafer to give you an idea.

[starcatcher72]

i am astounded on how well you did these cookies, my family and i used to live in itali, and i remeber these wonderful sweets well, gratis bella!!

[yoyomax12]

@starcatcher72 This is a wonderful comment! Thank you :)

[Dierenfreak555]

These are so wonderfull,

not too heavy or sweet, but so delicious

[garycalgary]

how DARE you besmirch the reputation of fine italian polenta and use peasant corn

LOL

What snobbery the italians are.

[thizizliz]

@yoyomax12 Good idea. I like the idea of sprinkles before they are baked and will try that if our cookie shooter will handle the stiffness of that dough.

[yoyomax12]

@missy07yashy I most certainly did, better now. :)