Cornmeal Wafers

Name: Cornmeal Wafers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 113 grams 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature; 237 milliliters cornmeal; 1 large egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Need a vegetarian dessert? Cornmeal Wafers could be a great recipe to try. This recipe serves 40. One serving contains 62 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up vanilla, butter, egg, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla until well blended.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Egg

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Bowl

In another bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, and baking powder. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well blended.

Ingredients you will need

Baking Powder

Cornmeal

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Divide dough in half and form each portion into a 2-inch-thick log.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

Roll waxed paper tightly around each log to wrap airtight. Freeze until dough is firm enough to slice neatly, at least 2 hours, or up to 3 weeks.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

Roll

Wrap

Unwrap dough. Using a thin, sharp knife, cut logs crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

Equipment you will use

Knife

Lay slices 3 inches apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets; if cookies flattened when cut, reshape with your fingers.

Ingredients you will need

Equipment you will use

Baking Sheet

Bake cookies in a 350 oven until edges are slightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking. With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool.

Ingredients you will need

Equipment you will use

Oven