Petticoat Tails

Name: Petticoat Tails
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 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 cup, granulated sugar; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 4 tablespoons, vegetable shortening

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 Makes about 4 dozen

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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