Cranberry Cornmeal Linzer Cookies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 42 |
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Having lived in Wisconsin all my life, I have come to love the different products produced here. This recipe combines two Wisconsin favorites: cranberries and cornmeal. These deliciously different cookies with their tangy cranberry filling are hard to resist! Read more ! Ingredients:
cookie |
3/4 cup butter, softened |
3/4 cup white sugar |
1 egg |
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup cornmeal |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
3/8 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
filling |
1 1/2 cup finely chopped chopped cranberries |
1/3 cup brown sugar |
1/3 cup water |
1 1/2 tbs. butter |
1 1/2 tbs. lemon juice |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, blend butter and sugar until creamy.
2. Add egg and beat well.
3. In another bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture.
4. Add vanilla and blend thoroughly.
5. Form dough into ball, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
6. Roll out dough on well-floured board to 1/8 inch thickness.
7. Cut with a linzer cookie cutter and place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet, making sure to cut an equal amount of bottoms and tops.
8. If you do not have a linzer cookie cutter, use a round cutter, and use a small cookie cutter to cut out a design on the tops of half of the cookies. A donut cutter also works for this.
9. Bake in 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden.
10. Cool on wire racks.
11. For filling, combine cranberries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan.
12. Cook for 10 minutes or until cranberries are soft.
13. Stir in butter and lemon juice; remove from heat and allow to cool.
14. To assemble cookies, match cookie tops with a cookie bottom that is the same size.
15. Spread a small amount of filling on the back side of the bottom cookie; place the bottom side of the top cookie on the filling.
16. Repeat process with remaining cookies and filling.
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