Mindys Nashville Cornmeal Cookies Recipes

SPICED NASHVILLE CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Instructions Heat the oven to 375F. Cream the butter with an electric mixer until soft. Add the sugars and cream until fluffy. Add the seasonings, salt, and egg. Blend well. Add the flour and cornmeal mix. Blend well. Blend in the nuts. Place some sugar in a small flat bowl. Using a teaspoon or a small scoop, roll dough into 1-inch balls. Roll the balls in the sugar. Place them about an inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. I do twenty per sheet, 4 rows of 5. Flatten the balls with your fingers. Bake 12 to 14 minutes.

NASHVILLE MOLASSES CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Instructions Heat the oven to 375 F. Cream the butter until soft with an electric mixer. Add the sugar and molasses and continue to beat until light and fluffy. Add the egg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. Beat just until well blended. Add the baking soda. Add the flour and cornmeal gradually on low speed until well blended. Use a spatula to scrape up any unblended ingredients around the sides and bottom. The dough will be soft, but easy to handle. You can chill the dough until firmer if you like. Shape into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Arrange 20 per large baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until lightly browned on the bottom. Cool on a wire rack. Makes about 50. Note: Add 1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger for fun.

SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• For the dough: In a large bowl, add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, Kosher and sea salts. Mix until combined and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter on medium speed for 5 to 10 seconds. Add the sugars and beat until the butter mixture is aerated and pale in color, approximately 4 minutes. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula to bring the batter together. Crack eggs into a small cup or bowl and add the vanilla. With the mixer at medium speed, add eggs and vanilla to the butter mixture, one egg at a time, mixing the first briefly before adding the second, until the batter resembles cottage cheese, approximately 5 seconds for each egg. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula to bring the batter together. Mix on medium speed for 20 to 30 seconds, until just combined. Add dry ingredients all at once and mix on low speed until dough comes together but still looks shaggy, approximately 30 seconds. Do not overmix. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer. With a plastic bench scraper, bring the dough completely together by hand.
• Assemble the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line sheet pans with parchment paper. Make the coating by mixing the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl, ensuring there is plenty of room in bowl to roll dough in sugar. Using an ice cream scoop, portion dough into 24 mounds and roll into balls. Coat each ball completely in cinnamon sugar. Evenly space balls on the lined sheet pans.
• Bake cookies 10-12 minutes. After 8 minutes, rotate the pan and bake until the tops are barely set and the edges are lightly golden, another 2-4 minutes. When the cookies are done, slap the pan against a hard surface to "settle" them and cool in the pan. Using a metal spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack to further cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.

CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
• Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, about 2 inches apart, onto two large baking sheets; flatten slightly with floured fingertips. Bake until edges are golden, 14 to 16 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack; let cool completely.

MINDY'S NASHVILLE CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Instructions Heat the oven to 375 F. Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla and lemon zest, if using. Blend well. On a low mixer speed, blend in the flour, cornmeal mix, and the salt just until well blended. Using a small scoop or two teaspoons, scoop balls of dough, about 1-inch in diameter, and roll the balls in a shallow bowl of sugar. Place the balls on a baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Flatten slightly with your fingers. Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Remove from the baking sheet and cool on a wire rack. Makes about 45 cookies. If using plain cornmeal, add 1 teaspoon baking powder to the dry ingredients.

CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix softened BUTTER and sugar until creamy.
• Add the egg and vanilla and beat well.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the cornmeal, Baking Powder, salt and flour.
• Add to the creamed mixture.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven about 15 minutes or until lightly brown.