Red Fife and Pumpkin Seed Cookies

Name: Red Fife and Pumpkin Seed Cookies
Yield: 80 small cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups Anson Mills red fife flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons salt; Grated zest of 1 lemon; 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds; Confectioners' sugar for sprinkling

By Alex Grunert

December 19, 2011

Chef Grunert shares another inventive cookie recipe that utilizes interesting ingredients, such as red fife flour, a hard wheat grain that imparts a nutty flavor. Buttery, lemony, and sweet, these cookies are easy to prepare. Makes about 80 small cookies.

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