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Margarita Cornmeal Cookies

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Yield 28 cookies
Category Dessert
Cuisine Mexican

Description

Margarita cornmeal cookies are tender like shortbread, slightly crunchy, and bursting with lime flavor from fresh lime zest. A simple white chocolate glaze takes these over the top!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
  • cup (100g) cornmeal
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup superfine sugar
  • 1 tablespoon minced lime zest + more for garnish
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon tequila
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2 teaspoons coconut oil

Instructions

  • Whisk flour, cornmeal, and salt together in a bowl.
  • In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, sugar, and zest on medium speed until light green and fluffy, about 3 minutes; scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Add yolk and tequila and beat until combined.
  • Decrease speed to low and add flour mixture in 3 additions, mixing after each addition just until combined; scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
  • Form dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.
  • Heat oven to 375°F; line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to ¼-inch thick.
  • Cut dough out using a 2½-inch round cutter; transfer to parchment lined baking sheets spaced 1-inch apart.
  • Bake cookies just until edges are starting to brown, 10–12 minutes; rotating baking sheet halfway through.
  • Let cool 5 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely; repeat with remaining dough.
  • Combine chocolate and coconut oil in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in microwave in 30 seconds increments until completely smooth; stirring after each 30 seconds.
  • Dip, drizzle or spread chocolate mixture on cookies; sprinkle with minced lime zest. Let chocolate set.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Notes

These cookies double, triple, quadruple, etc. very easily!
Make gluten-free: use a 1:1 flour mix such as Bob’s Red Mill.
Make dairy-free: use vegan butter instead of regular butter and use vegan white chocolate instead of regular white chocolate chips.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 50mgSugar: 7g
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