Name: Shortbread Cookies
Yield: Makes 16 large or 32 small
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; ⅔ cup polenta (coarse cornmeal); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for hands; ½ cup granulated sugar; Finely grated zest of 2 blood oranges; Finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, plus more for sprinkling; ½ cup blood orange juice; 1 cup powdered sugar

Kelsey McClellan

If you can’t find blood oranges, substitute navel orange zest and juice or pick up a bottle of blood orange juice.

Blood Orange and Poppy Polenta Shortbread Cookies

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