Lemon-Cornmeal Cookies

I made a number of modifications so I'm a little wary giving this a rating, but I loved it and think the recipe as written would work well as is or be successfully amendable to your own variations. Here are mine: 1. Flour and meal: 1/2&1/2 AP and whole wheat flours, plus 1/2&1/2 blue and yellow cornmeals. The blend gave a nice, earthy undertone. 2. Herb/spices: Dry lavender in place of ginger. The floral notes worked extremely well with the flour/meal blend. 3. Sugar: I used less than 1/2 C granulated sugar. I prefer less sweet and would even consider using less next time. 4. Fat: I was baking for a vegan and used 4 T almond butter + 2 T applesauce in place of butter. The cookies had no spread, they were dense but had the pleasant texture of peanut butter cookies without any pronounced nutty/legumey taste. 5. Egg/Binder: Again, vegan, so used a chia "egg." I really liked these and will definitely make again. Would be great crumbled on ice cream.

Crisp and chewy, easy and light. My kids loved making, eating, and licking the spoons on these. Would be even better with a little lemon juice to add more zing. I ran out of parchment paper and did one pan with non-stick oil+flour spray, which worked okay but I would definitely recommend the parchment paper if you have it.

These are yummy! I couldn't taste much cornmeal, but I thought that was okay. I used a tiny bit of lemon extract plus 1 teaspoon of lemon zest because I only had one lemon. I got 20 cookies, and the texture was great! The outside is crisp and the interior is just a tad bit chewy, but I think I would bake 1 minute less next time, because I prefer chewy cookies to crisp ones:) The lemon and ginger combination was great!

My husband said these might be his new favorite cookie....quite a compliment coming from a true chocolate lover. I love them as well, especially that something special the cornmeal adds. I will be making these as part of my annual holiday baking extravaganza today with all the ladies in my family....can't wait to introduce them to this new gem.

These were just lovely cookies! Light, crisp, lemony, and the little bits of cornmeal added a great crunch. The only reason I'm giving it 3 stars is because I wouldn't say they're company worthy...but definitely weeknight worthy! I've posted step-by-step photos of this recipe on my blog: http://tinyurl.com/24y9mp3