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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup of freeze dried corn, ground to a fine powder (you'll need 2/3 cup once it's ground) (Amazon also offers a lot of dried corn)
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
1 1/3 cup flour
1/4 corn flour (make sure it's corn flour, not corn meal - if you can't find corn flour, you can use a food processor or clean coffee/spice mill to grind corn meal until it reaches a flour consistency)
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking sodaHardware
Food processor or clean coffee/spice mill (or mortar and pestle) to grind the dried corn (and corn meal if you need to)
Stand mixer or hand mixer and mixing bowl
Medium mixing bowl
Rubber or silicone spatula
Measuring cups and spoons
Cookie scoop (mine is little so my baking time is shorter - if you use a large scoop, add a couple minutes to the baking time)
Cookie sheets lined with parchment or silicone liners
Plastic wrap
In the food processor, grind the dried corn until it is a very fine powder
Combine the powder with the flour, corn flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder
In the stand mixer, mix the butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy (about three minutes)
Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg and vanilla bean paste
Continue mixing for about 8 minutes until the mixture resembles butter cream frosting (it will be very light and super fluffy)
Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix until just combined
Using the cookie scoop, portion small balls of dough out onto a lined cookie sheet
Gently press the tops of the scoops down, cover the cookie sheets in plastic wrap, and place the cookie sheet in the fridge for at least an hour
After an hour, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Transfer the flattened balls of dough onto lined cookie sheets, placing them about 1 1/2 inches apart (further if your cookies are larger)
Bake for 8-9 minutes (longer if they're larger) or until the edges are lightly browned but the centers are bright yellow
Allow to cool fully, and enjoy!
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