Cornmeal-cherry Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 1/4 cup dried cherries or 1/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 with an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in vanilla, egg, and orange zest. with mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat until just combined.
• 4 stir in cherries.
• 5 transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; pat into a log, 8 inches long and 2 inches wide.
• 6 wrap dough in parchment; form it into a rectangle by flattening the top and sides with your hands.
• 7 twist ends of parchment to seal. refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• 8 preheat oven to 350°f; line two baking sheets with parchment.
• 9 slice dough 1/4 inch thick, rotating log 1/4 turn after each slice.
• 10 place 1/2 inch apart on baking sheets.
• 11 bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes.
• 12 cool cookies on a wire rack. store in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 week.