A Flavor Tango | Cornmeal, Lemon, and Cayenne.
A delicious lemon and cornmeal cookie. Wait a minute… just when the cookie is nearly gone, cayenne flickers along the sides of your tongue. A Flavor Tango freezes well and is a great take-anywhere cookie. Goes great with a glass of wine or a football game. Skeptics of savory cookies rave about the combination of refreshing lemon and the cookie’s unexpected ending.
Ingredients
Step 1:
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
Step 2:
1 large egg
2 Tablespoons lemon zest
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Step 3:
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon coarse salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Baking Instructions
Step 1:
Cream butter and sugar.
Step 2:
Mix in egg, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
Step 3:
Stir together and mix into above.
Step 4:
Scoop or spoon and round teaspoon size balls and place 2″ apart on parchment lined or nonstick baking sheet.
Bake at 375° for 12 minutes, or until bottoms are golden brown.
Let sit for a couple of minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.
Wow, I just made the Flavor Tango cookies and loved them. The cayenne kick waits till you are done chewing ! This is a gourmet cookie. I am posting it on my blog tomorrow with a link to your site. I am an instant fan. I can’t wait to try the Pesto cookies ; )
Thank you,
Cynthia
Thanks Cynthia!
Any comments or questions on recipes are welcomed and appreciated. I’m glad you like the cookie, it’s so interesting how the cayenne reacts. Fun.
Thanks again, Kelly
Hi Kelly,
I recently baked a batch of these cookies for a cookie exchange at work. (Un)fortunately, I had to bake more, because my wife and I enjoyed them so much! For the second batch, I substituted lime for the lemon and the reviews were the same: excellent! We loved how the cookies had a refreshing taste to start, then ended with a noticeable kick from the cayenne.
I’ve been asked for the recipe and will definitely refer people to your site’s collection of “GrownUp” cookies. I can’t wait to try some of the others that are listed!
Cheers,
Jamie
Thanks Jamie! for taking the time to write. And I’m thrilled you liked the cookies! Kelly
These are very good. I didn’t have cayenne, so used powdered chipotle instead — it does sneak up, but not frightenly so, just nice. I’m going to try the lime version with chipotle — & I think lemon might be good with basic chili powder, also with cracked black pepper (like lemon/pepper pasta). Maybe sprinkle some lemon sugar on top? Many thanks for all this inspiration!
Thanks, it’s fun to experiment with different flavor combinations. And great to see you like the cookie! Kelly
Just put a batch of these in the oven. It was so difficult to not just eat all the batter. I can’t believe how delicious it was.
Natalie, I cannot begin to explain how much cookie dough I ate over the past couple of years! Kelly