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Crispy Zaletti Cookies
Yield: 3-4 dozen 1x
Prep: 30 minsCook: 15 minsTotal: 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup currants
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 3/4 sticks), softened to room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup fine yellow corn meal
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine currants and rum. Microwave for 30 seconds on high, then allow the currants to soak in the rum for at least 30 minutes.
- While the currants are soaking, prepare the batter in the bowl of standmixer. Start by creaming together the softened butter and sugar until well combined. Add the egg yolk and mix again to combine.
- Sift together the flour, corn meal, salt and baking powder. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. (The mixture will be yellow and crumbly.)
- Add the currants and rum to the yellow crumb mixture and mix again – completely combining so that the currants are evenly dispersed throughout and the batter is soft and won’t fall apart.
- Divide the dough in half and shape into two logs about an inch and a half in diameter. At this point, you can wrap in plastic and chill until you are ready to bake – or you can bake immediately.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice the dough into slices that are just shy of ½ -inch thick and place on your cookie sheet – allowing plenty of space for the cookies to spread while they bake. (I found that 9 cookies per cookie sheet – 3 rows of 3 – worked best).
- Bake for 15 minutes or until outer edges of the cookies are lightly golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper with the cookies still on them onto a cooling rack. Once the cookies have cooled a bit (about 10 minutes) and crisped up, remove from the parchment paper and onto another cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days (if they last that long!)
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