Citrus Butter Cookie Dough

Name: Citrus Butter Cookie Dough
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup, cornstarch; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; Pinch, table salt; 2 , egg yolks; 3 tablespoons, light cream; 1/4 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, orange oil; 1/4 teaspoon, lemon oil; 1/4 teaspoon, citric acid; 1 cup, granulated sugar; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 4 tablespoons, vegetable shortening; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon, grated lime zest; 1 tablespoon, grated orange zest

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1993

One recipe for holiday cookies yields several perfectly moist and tender variations. The secret ingredient? Cornstarch.

SERVES Yields 6 dozen single-layer cookies

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