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Cornmeal, Chile, and Pumpkin Seed Lace Cookies

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 60 cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoons chile powder
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup hulled pumpkin seeds

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan bring sugar, butter, and corn syrup to a boil over moderate heat, stirring, and boil 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and stir in remaining ingredients until mixture is smooth. Cool dough to room temperature. Form and bake cookies as directed below.

  2. To form and bake lace cookies:

    Step 2

    Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

    Step 3

    Roll level 1/2-teaspoons dough into balls and arrange 4 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake cookies in batches in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, 10 minutes, or until cookies are flat and golden. Transfer parchment with cookies to racks to cool. Cool baking sheets and line with fresh parchment between batches.

TagsCookieDessertCornmealFlourChileVegetablePumpkin SeedSeedBakingGourmet
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