Masa Harina Cookies
Cookies made with masa harina and cajeta
Ingredients
- 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup masa harina
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1¼ cups room temperature butter
- ½ cup granulated suger
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup shopped macadamia nuts
- coarse salt
- cajeta
Instructions
- Combine flour, masa harina, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Cream butter and sugars
- add eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla
- mix in dry ingredients slowly until fully incorporated.
- fold the shopped macadamia nuts to the dough.
- shape cookie dough into balls, about 18. Make indentation and fill with about 1 tsp of cajeta then cover back up with the cookie dough. Place in a covered container and put it in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 375℉. Place cookie dough balls in a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, make sure the there is about 4 inches between them. Bake for 12 minutes
- Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Enjoy!