Cornmeal-Cookie Sundaes with Warm Fruit Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp ground cardamom
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
confectioners sugar for dusting
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
3 firm-ripe nectarines, thinly sliced
4 firm-ripe red plums, thinly sliced
2 tbsp bourbon (optional)
accompaniment: butter pecan ice cream

Directions:

Make cookies: Beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom. Add flour and cornmeal and stir with a wooden spoon until just blended.
Halve dough and pat into 2 disks (dough will be very soft). Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Roll out 1 piece of dough between 2 sheets of wax paper to 1/4 inch thick. Remove top sheet of wax paper and cut 3 cookies with fluted cutter, leaving cutouts in place. Replace wax paper. Roll out remaining piece of dough and cut 3 more cookies in same manner. Chill both pieces of dough until firm, about 15 minutes.
Carefully transfer cookies to an ungreased large baking sheet and keep chilled. Reroll scraps between 2 sheets wax paper and cut out 2 more cookies (for a total of 8; you'll have 2 extra in case of breakage). Transfer to baking sheet with other cookies.
Bake cookies in upper third of oven until edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and dust with confectioners sugar.
Prepare topping: Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat, then add brown sugar and lemon juice and cook, stirring, until smooth, about 1 minute. Add fruit and bourbon (if using) and sauté, stirring occasionally, until fruit is tender, about 5 minutes (sauce will be red). Remove from heat.
Assemble sundaes: Place 1 cookie on each of 6 dessert plates and dust again with confectioners sugar. Spoon some warm fruit topping over each cookie, then top with a scoop of ice cream.
Cooks' notes: Dough can chill up to 8 hours (overnight). Cookies keep in an airtight container (preferably tin) at room temperature 1 week.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	595.41 Kcal (2493 kJ)
Calories from fat	306.28 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	34.03g	52%
Cholesterol	117.43mg	39%
Sodium	318.17mg	13%
Potassium	361.18mg	8%
Total Carbs	69g	23%
Sugars	41.9g	168%
Dietary Fiber	3.45g	14%
Protein	5.57g	11%
Vitamin C	8.5mg	14%
Vitamin A	0.4mg	13%
Iron	1mg	5%
Calcium	65.3mg	7%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	253.26 Kcal (1060 kJ)
Calories from fat	130.28 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	14.48g	52%
Cholesterol	49.95mg	39%
Sodium	135.34mg	13%
Potassium	153.63mg	8%
Total Carbs	29.35g	23%
Sugars	17.82g	168%
Dietary Fiber	1.47g	14%
Protein	2.37g	11%
Vitamin C	3.6mg	14%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	13%
Iron	0.4mg	5%
Calcium	27.8mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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