Harvest Moon Cookies

This is one of our favorite fall treats and a super simple recipe to use when baking with children. This recipe makes about 3 dozen medium-sized cookies. They are light, sweet and crunchy and get their golden color from cornmeal. The whole house wafts with cinnamon when you bake these too. Here's my recipe:

 

HARVEST MOON COOKIES

Into the mixer bowl combine:
1-1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Into another bowl combine:
1-1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Into a sandwich-size plastic bag:
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

*Lightly grease cookie sheets if they aren't the non-stick variety.*

1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla until blended.
2. Gradually add dry mixture until soft dough forms.
3. Drop dollops of dough onto a lightly floured surface; roll into 2" balls.
4. Toss & coat balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture inside plastic bag.
5. Place balls on cookie sheets about 3" apart.
6. Flatten gently to 1/4" with bottom of a glass.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden around the edges.
8. Cool for 2-3 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
9. Store in airtight container when completely cooled.

 

Comments

[Maggie Ann]

Oh what fun you must have together! Your cookies look yummy and listening to a story at the same time...well, I'm thinking of that commercial that says..."priceless".

[Toni]

So much 'homey-ness' in this post. I love it:)

[mrspilkington]

the cookies sound delicious and this post is wonderful. it is priceless indeed! i am so looking forward to doing things like this with my daughter. thank you for sharing this...

[jenn]

thanks for sharing! I will have to make some of these with the kids today! we have been on a baking spree...

[Wendy]

Those look scrumtious! It's just now getting cool where we live and today was our first batch of cookies in months (and the first time we've been able to throw the windows open wide). I think we'll try your recipe next. Thank you for sharing.

[elizabeth]

these sound delicious!!! my lil ones love to bake and i needed an activity for them this weekend and i think this will be it. and what a great idea to listen to music or a book on tape while we're doing it.

thanks for the inspiration :)

ps~great blog!!