Best 11 Cornmeal Thyme Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful harmony of cornmeal and thyme with our curated collection of delectable cookie recipes. From the classic Southern charm of Cornmeal Thyme Drop Cookies to the sophisticated elegance of Cornmeal Thyme Shortbread Cookies, each recipe offers a unique journey of flavors and textures. Embark on a culinary adventure as you explore the versatility of cornmeal and thyme, transforming simple ingredients into extraordinary treats. With options ranging from crispy and crumbly to soft and chewy, these cookies cater to every palate and occasion. Whether you're seeking a comforting snack, a sweet ending to a meal, or a thoughtful gift, our Cornmeal Thyme Cookies collection has something special in store for you.

Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!

CORNMEAL COOKIES



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These simple shortbread-like treats use plenty of butter.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes 26

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for shaping
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, and salt; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
  • Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, about 2 inches apart, onto two large baking sheets; flatten slightly with floured fingertips. Bake until edges are golden, 14 to 16 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack; let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 g, Fat 6 g, Protein 1 g

CHEF JOEY'S VEGAN CORNMEAL-THYME COOKIES



Chef Joey's Vegan Cornmeal-Thyme Cookies image

The original recipe comes from Martha Stewart, but it wasn't Vegan. I really enjoyed these savory cookies, they are really delicious with a cup of ice tea in the summer and warm tea in the colder months. The cookies are very soft when they come out of the oven, so it is best to transfer the whole piece of parchment from the cookie sheet onto a cooling rack to prevent them from breaking.

Provided by Chef Joey Z.

Categories     Dessert

Time 32m

Yield 12 cookies, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 3/4 cups white spelt flour
1 teaspoon baking soda (aluminum free)
1 cup cornmeal (use organic if you don't want GMO in your food)
1/2 teaspoon celtic sea salt
8 ounces vegan margarine (2 sticks softened)
1 1/4 cups raw sugar
2 teaspoons egg substitute (Ener-G)
4 tablespoons filtered water (add to egg substitute)
3/4 cup dried currant
1 1/4 tablespoons thyme (finely chopped and fresh)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350'F.
  • Put the oven racks in upper and lower thirds.
  • Line two baking sheets with unbleached parchment paper; set aside.
  • Whisk together flour, baking soda, cornmeal, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • Put margarine and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle and cream on medium speed until pale and fluffy for about 3 minutes.
  • Mix in the egg replacer. Add the flour mixture into this on low speed until just combined.do not over mix. Hand mix in the currants and thyme.
  • Using a tablespoon or a 1 1/2 inch ice-cream scoop drop rounded balls of dough onto the parchment lined cookie sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake rotating and switching positions of sheets about 1/2 way through the cooking process.
  • The cookies should be a pale golden shade. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment to a wire rack and cool completely.
  • Bon Apetit!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.5, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 415.5, Carbohydrate 70.7, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 53.9, Protein 2.6

CORNMEAL THYME COOKIES



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Categories     Cookies     Bake     Cornmeal     Thyme

Yield makes about 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup dried currants
1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
  • Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs one at a time. Reduce speed to low; mix in flour mixture until just combined. Mix in currants and thyme.
  • Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until pale golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment to wire racks; let cool. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.

ROSEMARY-LEMON SHORTBREAD COOKIES



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Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Categories     dessert

Time 2h25m

Yield about 32 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the pan
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 lemon, zested and juiced

Steps:

  • For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Lightly butter the foil and sides of the pan.
  • Pulse the sugar with the lemon zest and rosemary in a food processor until well combined. Remove 2 tablespoons of the sugar mixture and reserve.
  • Add the butter, salt and vanilla to the food processor with the sugar and pulse until combined. Add the flour, about 1 cup at a time, pulsing to combine after each addition. (After the last addition, you may need to stir and scrape down the sides of the food processor to incorporate all of the flour.) Continue to pulse until a dough comes together.
  • Turn the dough out onto the prepared baking pan and press it evenly into the pan. Poke the dough all over with a fork and sprinkle it with the reserved sugar.
  • Bake until the edges are golden brown and the center is golden, about 25 minutes. As soon as it's out of the oven, use a bench scraper or knife to cut the shortbread into 1-by-3-inch cookies. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then carefully remove the cookies using the foil as handles. Cool completely on a rack.
  • For the icing: Combine the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and juice in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine. Whisk in 1 tablespoon water or more for the desired thickness.
  • Drizzle the icing over the cookies and allow to set, or serve the icing alongside to dip or drizzle upon serving.

CORNMEAL-THYME COOKIES



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These herb-flecked cookies are at once sweet and savory, making them perfect in the afternoon with a cup of Earl Grey tea.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup dried currants
1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cornmeal, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; cream on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour mixture; mix on low speed until just combined. Mix in currants and thyme.
  • Using a tablespoon or a 1 1/2-inch ice-cream scoop, drop rounded balls of dough onto lined sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Bake, rotating and switching positions of sheets about halfway through, until pale golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies, on parchment, to a wire rack. Let cool completely.

CORNMEAL COOKIES



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These are really good cookies. They could be made with margarine, but are MUCH better made with BUTTER.

Provided by Diana A

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour

Steps:

  • Mix softened BUTTER and sugar until creamy.
  • Add the egg and vanilla and beat well.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the cornmeal, Baking Powder, salt and flour.
  • Add to the creamed mixture.
  • Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven about 15 minutes or until lightly brown.

CORNMEAL COOKIES II



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Rich cookies.... my kids love them!

Provided by Elaine Ogden

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

¾ cup shortening
¾ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter flavored extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup cornmeal

Steps:

  • Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Add the egg. Sift together the flour, baking powder and cornmeal. Add in the vanilla, butter flavoring and salt.
  • Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until edges just turning slightly brown. Do not overbake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.3 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 48.5 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

CORNMEAL LIME SHORTBREAD FANS



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Buttery and crisp, with an appealing texture from the cornmeal, these shortbread cookies are baked in a round tart or pie tin, then cut into wedges to resemble slim fans. The lime juice in the glaze cuts the sweetness and echoes the zest in the dough. (You can also use lemon, orange or grapefruit - or a combination instead of lime, if you prefer.) The cookies keep for up to two weeks when stored airtight at room temperature, and freeze very well.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 limes
1 1/2 cups/190 grams all-purpose flour
2/3 cup/60 grams fine cornmeal
2/3 cup/130 grams granulated sugar
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup/225 grams cold, unsalted butter (2 sticks), cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 cup/60 grams confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grate 1 teaspoon zest from the limes. (You can usually get 1 teaspoon from 1 lime, but you may need to grate some zest off the other.) Add to a food processor.
  • Add flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt and pulse once or twice to combine. Add butter and pulse until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Pulse a few more times until some of the crumbs start to come together, but don't overprocess the dough. It should be somewhat crumbly and not form a ball. (Alternatively, you can mix this in a bowl using two knives, or use a pastry cutter to mix the butter into the flour.)
  • Press the dough into an even layer in an ungreased, fluted 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom or in a 9-inch pie pan. Prick the dough all over with a fork. Bake until golden brown, about 40 to 50 minutes.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Using a butter knife, cut the shortbread into 12 wedges while still warm.
  • Make the glaze: Halve the zested lime and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice into a small bowl. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and, if you like, more lime juice to taste. (More lime juice will make the glaze thinner and more tart, while less lime juice yields a thicker, sweeter glaze.) Drizzle glaze over the cooled shortbread, then zest the second lime over the icing before it sets. (Use a citrus zester, if you have one, or a regular zester, if you don't.)

CORNMEAL LIME COOKIES



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Here's something a little different for your platter of Christmas sweets. Cornmeal gives these light cookies crunch, and the tart lime glaze tops them off perfectly.-Wendy Rusch, Fall Creek, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 57m

Yield 8 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup lime juice
4-1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
GLAZE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons lime juice
Holiday sprinkles

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, lime juice and zest. Combine flour and cornmeal; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into two 12-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Shape each roll into a square-shaped log. Freeze 1 hour or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap logs and cut into 3/8-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 11-14 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , Combine confectioners' sugar and lime juice; spread over cookies. Decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts :

CORNMEAL COOKIES III



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Lime flavored and glazed cornmeal cookies Use lemon extract if you can't find lime.

Provided by MARBALET

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

½ cup butter
⅔ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon lime extract
½ cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration
1 tablespoon lime juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease your baking sheets.
  • Beat the butter and 2/3 cup sugar together until creamy. Mix in the egg and lime extract. Blend well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the cornmeal, baking powder, salt and flour. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well.
  • Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Dip the bottom of a glass, or similar round, flat object in the 1/4 cup sugar, and slightly flatten the balls of dough. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookie bottoms are lightly browned.
  • To Make Icing: Combine the lime zest, confectioners' sugar, and enough lime juice to make a spreadable glaze. Spread over the tops of cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 67.6 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 11.9 mg, Fat 2.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 50.5 mg, Sugar 6.2 g

SOFT CORNMEAL COOKIES



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Combining humble ingredients can sometimes result in a delicious treat. Use these versatile cookie as the base for ice cream sandwiches or crumble them over strawberries and ice cream. -Gina Martin, Spooner, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield About 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter
1/4 cup cream cheese
3/4 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, 1/2 cup sugar, powdered milk, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter and cream cheese until crumbly. Add milk and, if desired, walnuts; stir until blended. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place remaining sugar in a shallow bowl; roll cookies in sugar., Place cookies 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake 13-15 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

Tips:

  • Use fresh herbs: Fresh thyme will give your cookies the best flavor. If you don't have fresh thyme, you can use 1 teaspoon of dried thyme.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set: The cookies should be slightly golden brown around the edges and still soft in the center. If you overbake them, they will be dry and crumbly.

Conclusion:

These cornmeal thyme cookies are a delicious and unique treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. So next time you're looking for a new cookie recipe to try, give these cornmeal thyme cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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