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Lemon polenta cookies

  • Hands-on time: 40 mins
  • Time to make: 52 mins, plus chilling
  • Serving: 14 people (makes 14)
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 100g reduced-fat spread
    • 75g castor sugar
    • 1 lemon, zest, finely grated
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 1 cup flour
    • ½ cup polenta
    • 4 tablespoons icing sugar
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Beat spread, sugar and lemon zest together until light and creamy.

    2 Add yolks one at a time. Beat well.

    3 Sift flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Stir in polenta. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture and beat until combined.

    4 Knead lightly for 1-2 minutes. Shape dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes.

    5 Roll out dough between 2 sheets of baking paper. Use a cookie cutter to cut 14 cookies about 6cm in diameter. With a spatula, transfer cookies to baking tray. Bake for 10-12 minutes until light golden. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from tray.

    6 Once completely cool drizzle with icing made by mixing icing sugar with a little water.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free baking mix and check icing sugar is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    You can make this cookie by rolling to a round then cutting into even-sized slices before baking.

     

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