Apricot, Cornmeal and Sage Cookies |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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A fellow church members brought these delightfully different cookies last Sunday for coffee hour after service. She advised it came from the Feb 1997 issue of Gourmet magazine. They are pretty on a plate and delicious on yur taste buds! A very nice change from the usual cookie! If this recipe interests you, please check out my Upside-Down Berry Cornmeal Cake . Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened well |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 large egg |
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus |
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 cup chopped dried apricot |
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves |
1/2 cup cornmeal |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
2. In a bowl whisk together butter, sugar and egg until smooth.
3. Sift in flour and baking soda.
4. Add apricots, sage, cornmeal, and salt, stirring until combined.
5. Drop tablespoons of dough about 1 inch apart onto baking sheets and bake in batches in middle of oven 10 minutes, or until pale golden.
6. Cool cookies on sheets 2 minutes and transfer to a rack to cool.
7. Makes about 18 cookies.
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