This Cornmeal Cookies recipe comes from a printed magazine clipping stapled to an index card and filed under Cookies in My Mom’s Recipe Box. Its original wording, approximate yield, freezer option, and nutrition information are preserved here as printed.
Original Recipe Card
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups flour
- ½ cup yellow cornmeal
- ½ tsp. salt
- 12 Tbs. unsalted butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1½ tsp. lemon zest
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cornmeal and salt. Set aside. In a larger bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon zest and mix until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture until smooth. Transfer dough to a piece of wax paper and shape into a log about 1½" thick. Wrap tightly and freeze 30 minutes. Heat oven to 375°. Cut dough into roughly ⅛" slices and arrange 1" apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat until all the cookies are baked. If you like, shape dough into two logs and store one in the freezer for another occasion. Allow frozen dough to thaw slightly before slicing.
Yield
About 60 cookies
Nutrition Information From the Original
Per cookie: Cal. 41 Pro. 1g Fat 3g Sod. 20mg Carb. 5g Chol. 10mg
Preservation Notes
This recipe is preserved as a printed magazine clipping stapled to an index card. The clipping has an irregular, worn right edge, visible staple marks, light discoloration, and a red “First” publication mark at the bottom.
Notes From the Original
The recipe gives an approximate yield of “About 60 cookies” and includes an option to divide the dough into two logs and keep one frozen for another occasion. Both details are preserved from the clipping.
About My Mom’s Recipe Box
This recipe is part of My Mom’s Recipe Box, an ongoing preservation project dedicated to my late mother’s original recipe collection. Every effort is made to preserve the original wording, organization, handwritten notes, typewritten cards, magazine clippings, corrections, and other details exactly as they appeared in her recipe box. When clarification is helpful, it is provided separately so the original recipe remains preserved.
